41.1500° N, 87.4625° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LAKE VILLAGE (C98), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 24, 1990 · 13:00 local
Place
Lake Village, IN
Airport
Lake Village Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NR839
Reported as
Amtr Pterodactyl
Reported engine
AMTR CUYUNA430
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
172 total12 in this make and model
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A wing folded as pilot prepared to land. Impacted short of grass runway. Ultrlight converted to two seater.
As the FAA filed it
A WING FOLDED AS PILOT PREPARED TO LAND. IMPACTED SHORT OF GRASS RUNWAY. ULTRLIGHT CONVERTED TO TWO SEATER.