# Accident 19900823035309A: Amtr SA6B, Tucson, AZ, August 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: La Cholla Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2205° N, 110.8206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2205&lon=-110.8206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4203, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4203-2010-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stits SA6B (registry code 86504TH, https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-sa6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SA6B
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DUJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUJ09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900823035309A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND IMPACTED INVERTED TURNING BASE TO FINAL. NO RECENT FLIGHT TIME. HOMEBUILT NOT REGISTERED OR INSPECTED.

## 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 LAX90DUJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUJ09), Aug 23, 1990: Stits SA6B (N4203), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

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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