# Accident 19900223002619A: Amtrev COUGAR*, Banning, CA, February 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1990, 11:40 local time
- Place: Banning, CA
- Airport: Banning Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9500° N, 116.8293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9500&lon=-116.8293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4758, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4758) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grove COUGAR (registry code 05618AP, https://openairdocs.org/model/grove-cougar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREV COUGAR*
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 976 total, 271 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DUG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900223002619A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED AFTER LANDING IN A STRONG DOWNWIND CONDITION. NO ADVISORY ON UNICOM.

## 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 LAX90DUG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUG03), Feb 23, 1990: Groves Cougar (N4758), Banning, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S IMPROPER WIND EVALUATION AND IMPROPER AIRCRAFT HANDLING AFTER LANDING. THE TAILWIND AND WIND GUSTS WERE FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT.

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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