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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 · Carson City, NV · November 17, 1990

Date
November 17, 1990 · 10:45 local
Place
Carson City, NV
Airport
Carson Airport
Phase of flight
Formation Flying
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9QB
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91DXQ01
Reported as
Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,100 total450 in this make and model40 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.

Report wind gust drifted him toward other aircraft on formation takeoff. Turned sharply and cartwheeled.

As the FAA filed it

REPORT WIND GUST DRIFTED HIM TOWARD OTHER AIRCRAFT ON FORMATION TAKEOFF. TURNED SHARPLY AND CARTWHEELED.

NTSB investigation

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