# Accident 19900610019339A: Amtr SC01B160, Mineral Wells, TX, June 10, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1990, 08:15 local time
- Place: Mineral Wells, TX
- Airport: Mineral Wells Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8209° N, 98.0709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8209&lon=-98.0709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3412L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3412L-1990-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gyroflug SC 01 B 160 (registry code 3581001, https://openairdocs.org/model/gyroflug-sc-01-b-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SC01B160
- Reported engine: LYC O320D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,354 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DPA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900610019339A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED AFTER PROP BLADE SEPARATED ON APPROACH. BLADE STRIPPED FROM UNDERTORQUED UNDERSIZED BOLTS.

## 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 FTW90DPA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPA05), Jun 10, 1990: Gyroflug SC01B160 (N3412L), Mineral Wells, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: TOTAL PROPELLER BLADE RETENTION FAILURE, THE RESULTANT SEPARATION OF ONE PROPELLER BLADE, AND THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE PROPELLER BY UNKNOWN MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

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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