19900521016889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrmo SONERAI2 · Ellensburg, WA · May 21, 1990

Date
May 21, 1990 · 16:10 local
Place
Ellensburg, WA
Airport
Bowers Field Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3229Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA90LA082
Reported as
Amtrmo SONERAI2
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
130 total26 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on downwind departure. Landed off airport. Hit fence and ditch. Severe carburetor icing conditions.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON DOWNWIND DEPARTURE. LANDED OFF AIRPORT. HIT FENCE AND DITCH. SEVERE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS.

NTSB investigation

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