# Accident 19900807030909A: Amtrpl AIRCAMPER, Minonk, IL, August 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1990, 10:30 local time
- Place: Minonk, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8999° N, 89.0295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8999&lon=-89.0295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N535CG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N535CG-1992-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gerdes Chester AIRCAMPER (registry code 7040275, https://openairdocs.org/model/gerdes-chester-aircamper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPL AIRCAMPER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEV09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEV09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807030909A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWER POLE CROSSBAR AND CRASHED NEARLY INVERTED. WAS OBSERVED FLYING OVER ROADWAY AT 20 TO 30 FEET AGL.

## 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 CHI90DEV09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEV09), Aug 7, 1990: Pietenpol AIR Camper (N535CG), Minonk, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INATTENTION TO VISUAL LOOKOUT.

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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