# Accident 19900930043209A: Amtrja GNAT, Mojave, CA, September 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1990, 09:55 local time
- Place: Mojave, CA
- Airport: Mojave Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0703° N, 118.1793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0703&lon=-118.1793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1CW-2006-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Folland GNAT T 1 (registry code 3570100, https://openairdocs.org/model/folland-gnat-t-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce OLYMPUS-593MK series (registry code 54570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-olympus-593mk-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRJA GNAT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DUQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUQ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900930043209A

## Narrative

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

DIVED INVERTED INTO GROUND AND DISINTEGRATED WHILE ATTEMPTING A LOW ALTITUDE ROLL FOR A MOVIE.NO RECORD OF TRAINING

## 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 LAX90DUQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUQ02), Sep 30, 1990: Folland Gnat T-1 (N1CW), Mojave, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO CORRECT A DESCENT DURING A LOW LEVEL AEROBACTICS.

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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