# Accident 19900807031509A: Amtr THUNDER GULL, California Vall, CA, August 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1990, 19:00 local time
- Place: California Vall, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3093° N, 120.2697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3093&lon=-120.2697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2223E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2223E-2013-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Illi URS THUNDER GULL (registry code 05616WV, https://openairdocs.org/model/illi-urs-thunder-gull) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR THUNDER GULL
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 46 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DVM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807031509A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX90DVM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVM03), Aug 8, 1990: Illi Thunder Gull (N2223E), Calif Valley, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE PILOT FROM USE OF A DRUG (COCAINE), AND THE PILOT ALLOWING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT TO BE EXCEEDED, WHILE MANEUVERING, WHICH RESULTED IN OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE…

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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