19900701042829A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtros OSPREY2 · Iron Mountain-K, MI · July 1, 1990

Date
July 1, 1990 · 16:00 local
Place
Iron Mountain-K, MI
Airport
Ford
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N176
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI90DEM05
Reported as
Amtros OSPREY2
Reported engine
Lycoming O290*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
180 total2 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Rudder cable came off pulley,jammed rudder full left on takeoff. Stalled into river. Improper maintenance by pilot.

As the FAA filed it

RUDDER CABLE CAME OFF PULLEY,JAMMED RUDDER FULL LEFT ON TAKEOFF. STALLED INTO RIVER. IMPROPER MAINTENANCE BY PILOT.

NTSB investigation

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