# Accident 19900415008859A: Amtrte TIERRA2, Moscow, ID, April 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1990, 13:15 local time
- Place: Moscow, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7100° N, 116.9100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7100&lon=-116.9100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52744, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52744-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Truckee Meadows TIERRA II (registry code 05675NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/truckee-meadows-tierra-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTE TIERRA2
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900415008859A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED TO FERRY ULTRALIGHT TO NEW OWNER. ON CLIMB, STALLED AND DIVED INTO GROUND.

## 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 SEA90LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA068), Apr 15, 1990: Truckee Meadows Tierra II (N52744), Moscow, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN A PROPER AIRSPEED DURING THE CLIMB TO CRUISE.

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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