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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrmo SONERAI2 · Cherokee, IA · July 13, 1990

Date
July 13, 1990 · 09:00 local
Place
Cherokee, IA
Airport
Cherokee Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2MX
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC90LA145
Reported as
Amtrmo SONERAI2
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
268 total2 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Canopy came open on climb to cruise elected to land in open field while holding canopy. Nosed over in alfalfa field

As the FAA filed it

CANOPY CAME OPEN ON CLIMB TO CRUISE ELECTED TO LAND IN OPEN FIELD WHILE HOLDING CANOPY. NOSED OVER IN ALFALFA FIELD

NTSB investigation

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