# Accident 19900707024622A: Amtr M30AMTR, New Braunfels, TX, July 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1990, 16:50 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Airport: New Braunfels Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6997° N, 98.1093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6997&lon=-98.1093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97RJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR M30AMTR
- Reported engine: CONT C858FJ
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,171 total, 135 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900707024622A

## Narrative

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

OVERTOOK AND COLLIDED WITH WING OF N911HG WHILE DESCENDING IN A RACE AND TURNING A PYLON. CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N911HG, Amtrsx CASSUTT2: [Accident 19900707024621A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900707024621A)

## 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 FTW90FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA138), Jul 7, 1990: Mingess-Bennett M30 (N97RJ), New Braunfels, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN THE OVERTAKING AIRCRAFT (N97RJ) TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE AIRCRAFT THAT HAD BEEN LEADING (N911HG). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LACK OF ABILITY FOR THE PILOT IN 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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