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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr THUNDER GULL · California Vall, CA · August 7, 1990

Date
August 7, 1990 · 19:00 local
Place
California Vall, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2223E
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90DVM03
Reported as
Amtr Thunder Gull
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX532
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
63 total46 in this make and model46 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.

Full nose down trim caused dive that exceeded vne. 6 feet of right wing separated. Vertical crash. Cocaine noted.

As the FAA filed it

FULL NOSE DOWN TRIM CAUSED DIVE THAT EXCEEDED VNE. 6 FEET OF RIGHT WING SEPARATED. VERTICAL CRASH. COCAINE NOTED.

NTSB investigation

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