# Accident 19900527019809A: Amtrlz FLYDUTCHMAN, Tuscaloosa, AL, May 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1990, 14:23 local time
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2098° N, 87.5692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuscaloosa, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2098&lon=-87.5692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1113D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1113D-2012-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flying Dutchman D-1 (registry code 05601K4, https://openairdocs.org/model/flying-dutchman-d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRLZ FLYDUTCHMAN
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 29 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90DKJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DKJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900527019809A

## Narrative

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

EXTREME VIBRATION LOOSENED COWLING. SHUT DOWN. CRASHED LANDING. PROP INCORRECT MODEL FOR ENGINE. BLADE BROKE OFF.

## 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 ATL90DKJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DKJ04), May 27, 1990: 67 Flying Dutchman D1/LFD-13 (N1113D), Tuscaloosa, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WHO PERFORMED AN IMPROPER MODIFICATION OF THE PROPELLER BLADE.

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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