# Accident 19900318004509A: Amtral EAGLE2, Bermuda Dunes, CA, March 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1990, 11:45 local time
- Place: Bermuda Dunes, CA
- Airport: Bermuda Dunes Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7094° N, 116.2307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7094&lon=-116.2307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234RW-1993-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weber Richard E CHRISTEN EAGLE II (registry code 05658A5, https://openairdocs.org/model/weber-richard-e-christen-eagle-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAL EAGLE2
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1D6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DUG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900318004509A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED A SPIN DURING ACROBATIC MANEUVER. DID NOT RECOVER.

## 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 LAX90DUG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUG04), Mar 18, 1990: Weber Christen Eagle II (N234RW), Bermuda Dunes, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WHILE PERFORMING ACROBATIC MANEUVERS.

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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