# Accident 19900807030979A: Amtral EAGLE2, Milwaukee, WI, August 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1990, 16:48 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9798° N, 87.9008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9798&lon=-87.9008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44ED, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44ED-2001-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Humphrey E J CHRISTEN EAGLE II (registry code 05658BC, https://openairdocs.org/model/humphrey-e-j-christen-eagle-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAL EAGLE2
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360A1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,470 total, 126 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEP08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEP08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807030979A

## Narrative

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

GIVEN RIGHT OVERHEAD APPROACH. IMPACTED SHORT AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 CHI90DEP08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEP08), Aug 7, 1990: Christen Industries Eagle II (N44ED), Milwaukee, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL, HIS MISJUDGMENT OF PROPER GLIDEPATH AND HIS NOT PERFORMING A TIMELY GO-AROUND.

## Other reports on N44ED (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000909014959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000909014959A), Sep 9, 2000: Amtr CHRISEAGLE2 (N44ED), Lake Elsinore, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Pilot flying a christen eagle ii(N44ED) took off from a chino airport, CA. On a local flight. Pilot had a passenger on board, owner of accident airplane…

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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