19900929043339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrjc Windrider · Mesquite, TX · September 29, 1990

Date
September 29, 1990 · 14:50 local
Place
Mesquite, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N532BM
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW90DPA09
Reported as
Amtrjc Windrider
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX532
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
143 total45 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit. Rotors struck powerline on forced landing. Ignition connector had pulled out. Lost ignition.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT. ROTORS STRUCK POWERLINE ON FORCED LANDING. IGNITION CONNECTOR HAD PULLED OUT. LOST IGNITION.

NTSB investigation

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