# Accident 19910115063289A: Amtrhm SPECIALS2C, Ellendale, DE, January 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1991, 10:52 local time
- Place: Ellendale, DE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9992° N, 75.4610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9992&lon=-75.4610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N484MH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N484MH-2017-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holmes Milton N HOLMES SPECIAL S2C (registry code 05612HN, https://openairdocs.org/model/holmes-milton-n-holmes-special-s2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRHM SPECIALS2C
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910115063289A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED FLAT SPIN DURING SNAP ROLLS, RECOVERED TOO LATE AND IMPACTED GROUND AS NOSE CAME UP.

## 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 BFO91LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA023), Jan 15, 1991: Holmes Special S2C (N484MH), Ellendale, DE, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RECOVER FROM AN AEROBATIC MANUEVER IN TIME TO AVOID INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N484MH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880520063229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880520063229I), May 20, 1988: Amtrhm SPECIALS2C (N484MH), Canton, GA. Observed doing rolls in downwind traffic pattern. Pilot had asked for traffic advisories but received no reply.

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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