# Accident 19900331006889A: Amtrat FALCONXP, Glamis, CA, March 31, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1990, 10:05 local time
- Place: Glamis, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7709° N, 115.5991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7709&lon=-115.5991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N542AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N542AA-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Easton Freeman/Ora FALCON-XP (registry code 05658NS, https://openairdocs.org/model/easton-freeman-ora-falcon-xp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAT FALCONXP
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 70 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DUM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900331006889A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX90DUM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUM01), Mar 31, 1990: Freeman H Easton Falcon XP (N542AA), Glamis, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOTS LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE AIRSTRIP AFTER EXPERIENCING A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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