# Accident 19900923041479A: Airtrc AT502B, Baltimore, MD, September 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1990, 14:03 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Martin State Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3308° N, 76.4290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3308&lon=-76.4290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6082P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502B
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900923041479A

## Narrative

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

AIRSHOW AEROBATICS. ENTERED LOW ALTITUDE SPUN BUT HIT GROUND DURING PULL OUT.

## 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 BFO90FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA077), Sep 23, 1990: Christen Industries A-1 (N6082P), Middle River, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT DELAYED HIS RECOVERY FROM AN INTENTIONAL SPIN MANUEVER UNTIL THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER.

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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