# Accident 19900505013929A: Amtr VELOCITY, Santa Teresa, NM, May 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1990, 12:30 local time
- Place: Santa Teresa, NM
- Airport: Santa Teresa Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8401° N, 106.6797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8401&lon=-106.6797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N469Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N469Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quigley C Michael VELOCITY (registry code 05616HG, https://openairdocs.org/model/quigley-c-michael-velocity) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VELOCITY
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 311 total, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90DQA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90DQA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900505013929A

## Narrative

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

BECAME AIRBORNE ON PRACTICE HIGH SPEED TEST. STALLED AND CRASHED ON APPRAOCH TO 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 DEN90DQA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90DQA01), May 5, 1990: Michael C. Quigley Velocity (N469Q), Santa Teresa, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ON FINAL APPROACH RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND UNCONTROLLED DESCENT INTO THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N469Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20110226002009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110226002009I), Feb 26, 2011: Quigley C M VELOCITY (N469Q), El Paso, TX, Minor damage. On February 26, 2011 at 1506 MST, the right main landing gear on N469Q, a Velocity experimental homebuilt aircraft, sheared off just above the wheel assembly…

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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