# Accident 19900929043339A: Amtrjc WINDRIDER, Mesquite, TX, September 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1990, 14:50 local time
- Place: Mesquite, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7668° N, 96.5992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesquite, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7668&lon=-96.5992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N532BM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N532BM-2001-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moffitt William A WINDRYDER (registry code 13015CD, https://openairdocs.org/model/moffitt-william-a-windryder) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRJC WINDRIDER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total, 45 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DPA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900929043339A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW90DPA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPA09), Sep 29, 1990: Moffitt, William A. Windryder (N532BM), Mesquite, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE POWER LOSS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION BY THE OPERATOR. A FACTOR WAS THE WIRE STRUCK DURING THE EMERENCY DESCENT.

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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