# Accident 19900628022749A: Amtr JP3501, Torrance, CA, June 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1990, 15:18 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7991° N, 118.3508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7991&lon=-118.3508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350JP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N350JP-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Air Racing/Parker JP 350-1 (registry code 0561697, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-air-racing-parker-jp-350-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR JP3501
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 36 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DUA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900628022749A

## Narrative

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

PROP OVERSPEED ON TAKEOFF. FEATHERED AND TURNED BACK BUT IMPACTED HARD ON AIRPORT. PROP HAD LACKED COUNTERWEIGHTS.

## 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 LAX90DUA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUA01), Jun 28, 1990: Homebuilt JP-350-1 (N350JP), Torrance, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE AIRCRAFT COLLISION WITH THE GROUND AFTER THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE THRUST DUE TO PROPELLER OVERSPEED CONDITION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER SERVICING OF THE…

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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