# Accident 19891026043089A: Amtr EXPRESS 100, Santa Monica, CA, October 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1989, 17:23 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0302° N, 118.4296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0302&lon=-118.4296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200EX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EXPRESS 100
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1D6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,094 total, 658 in this make and model, 276 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DUD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891026043089A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER, TRIED TO RETURN BUT CRASHED INTO HOUSES AND VEHICLE ON FORCED LANDING. INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX90DUD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUD01), Oct 27, 1989: Wheeler Acft. Express 100 (N200EX), W. Los Angeles, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE DUE TO THE WEARING AWAY OF THE PISTON PIN PLUG, CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS, AND THE BREAKAGE OF THE CONNECTING ROD AT THE LOWER END. CONTRIBUTING TO THE SEVERITY OF…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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