# Accident 19900325015829A: Amtrkb TWINSTAR, Half Moon Bay, CA, March 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Half Moon Bay, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4409° N, 122.4099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4409&lon=-122.4099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N287PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N287PH-2013-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Huether Philip Michel KOLB TWINSTAR (registry code 05612NE, https://openairdocs.org/model/huether-philip-michel-kolb-twinstar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRKB TWINSTAR
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 234 total, 54 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DUK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUK01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900325015829A

## Narrative

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

MISJUDGED GUSTY WINDS ON APPROACH TO A HILLTOP LANDING. STRUCK HILL SHORT OF LANDING AREA. NO MEDICAL OR BIENNIAL.

## 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 LAX90DUK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUK01), Mar 25, 1990: Kolb Twinstar (N287PH), Halfmoon Bay, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE.

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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