# Accident 19900614020049A: Amtr REBEL, Vriesland, MI, June 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1990, 12:30 local time
- Place: Vriesland, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8099° N, 86.0094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8099&lon=-86.0094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N359VE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR REBEL
- Reported engine: LYC IO540J4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,095 total, 130 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900614020049A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND DURING LOW LEVEL PRACTICE MANUEVERS UNDER A LOW CLOUD CEILING.FAILED TO RECOVER FROM LOOP AND ROLLS

## 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 CHI90DEM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEM04), Jun 14, 1990: Vanek 300 (N359VE), Vriesland, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF THE ALTITUDE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LOW CEILING.

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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