# Accident 19900726028729A: Amtr MA5, Hamburg, PA, July 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1990, 20:07 local time
- Place: Hamburg, PA
- Airport: Don'S Place Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5505° N, 75.9806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5505&lon=-75.9806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96CS-1991-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snyder Clair E MA-5 CHARGER (registry code 056556B, https://openairdocs.org/model/snyder-clair-e-ma-5-charger) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MA5
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 642 total, 55 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90DHA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DHA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900726028729A

## Narrative

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

PULLED UP IN NOSE HIGH CLIMBING TURN AFTER GAINING SPEED IN GROUND EFFECT. STALLED ENTERED SPIN DID NOT RECOVER.

## 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 NYC90DHA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DHA02), Jul 27, 1990: Snyder MA-5 Charger (N96CS), Hamburg, PA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHILE MANEUVERING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. THE PILOT'S ABRUPT MANEUVER WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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