# Accident 19900816033159A: Amtr CHRISEAGLE2, Akron, AL, August 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1990, 18:30 local time
- Place: Akron, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8706° N, 87.7303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8706&lon=-87.7303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3RN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3RN-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Neal Ronald O CHRISTEN EAGLE II (registry code 05658JE, https://openairdocs.org/model/neal-ronald-o-christen-eagle-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHRISEAGLE2
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 8,359 total, 14 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900816033159A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED INADVERTENT SPIN DURING AILERON ROLL AT LOW ALTITUDE. RECOVERED MOMENTARILY. ENTERED SPIN AGAIN. IMPACTED.

## 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 MIA90FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA171), Aug 17, 1990: Neal Christen Eagle II (N3RN), Akron, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TO RECOVER FROM (OR AVOID) A SUBSEQUENT (FLAT) SPIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW ESTABLISHED…

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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