# Accident 19900412008519A: Amtrbg BAKENGDUCE, Huntsville, AL, April 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1990, 12:30 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Airport: Moontown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7194° N, 86.4804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7194&lon=-86.4804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72WJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72WJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jolly Warren T BAKENG DUCE (registry code 05650N6, https://openairdocs.org/model/jolly-warren-t-bakeng-duce) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBG BAKENGDUCE
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 404 total, 144 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90DKJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DKJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900412008519A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A FENCE LANDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL90DKJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DKJ03), Apr 12, 1990: Jolly Bakeng Duce (N72WJ), Brownsboro, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN THE REFERENCE SPEED ON APPROACH AND ESTABLISH A PROPER GLIDEPATH.

## Other reports on N72WJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20241117018459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241117018459A), Nov 17, 2024: Jolly Warren T BAKENG DUCE (N72WJ), Plant City, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot was performing touch and goes. When aircraft landed, the RH main landing gear leg separated from the fuselage. Upon disconnection of RH main landing…

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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