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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrnc 235LANCAIR · Auga Caliente, CA · February 1, 1991

Date
February 1, 1991 · 12:30 local
Place
Auga Caliente, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N17S
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91LA090
Reported as
Amtrnc 235LANCAIR
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total400 in this make and model

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.

Loud bang on takeoff. Engine overspeed and quit. Both wood prop blades separated. Hydrolysis action of wood and glue

As the FAA filed it

LOUD BANG ON TAKEOFF. ENGINE OVERSPEED AND QUIT. BOTH WOOD PROP BLADES SEPARATED.HYDROLYSIS ACTION OF WOOD AND GLUE

NTSB investigation

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