# Accident 19900701042829A: Amtros OSPREY2, Iron Mountain-K, MI, July 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1990, 16:00 local time
- Place: Iron Mountain-K, MI
- Airport: Ford
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8209° N, 88.0604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8209&lon=-88.0604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N176, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N176-2012-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Culley OSPREY (registry code 9570580, https://openairdocs.org/model/culley-osprey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTROS OSPREY2
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900701042829A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI90DEM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEM05), Jul 1, 1990: Oo-Culley Osprey (N176), Iron Mountain, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: JAMMING OF THE RUDDER CABLE BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND THE PULLEY SUPPORT BRACKET AND THE PILOT'S CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY.

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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