# Accident 19901207053209A: Amtrwe WENDTTRAVLER, Olympia, WA, December 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1990, 15:50 local time
- Place: Olympia, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1000° N, 123.0610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1000&lon=-123.0610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1041 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRWE WENDTTRAVLER
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901207053209A

## Narrative

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

STALLED DURING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS. ENTERED A SPIN. FAILED TO RECOVER. IMPACTED IN A VERTICAL NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.

## 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 SEA91LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA030), Dec 7, 1990: Robinson Wenoso (N1041), Olympia, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE INADVERTANT STALL/SPIN AND LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND WHILE PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS.

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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