19900331006889A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrat FALCON-XP · Glamis, CA · March 31, 1990

Date
March 31, 1990 · 10:05 local
Place
Glamis, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N542AA
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90DUM01
Reported as
Amtrat Falconxp
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX532
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total70 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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.

Engine faltered after takeoff. Tried to turn back but struck a tree in center of open area.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FALTERED AFTER TAKEOFF. TRIED TO TURN BACK BUT STRUCK A TREE IN CENTER OF OPEN AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.