# Accident 19910209001839A: Boeing N2S3, Schellville/Son, CA, February 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1991, 15:30 local time
- Place: Schellville/Son, CA
- Airport: Sonoma Valley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2400° N, 122.4599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2400&lon=-122.4599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1065M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1065M-2026-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing N2S-3 (registry code 1380146, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-n2s-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING N2S3
- Reported engine: CONT W670*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 23,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910209001839A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED FLYING LOW AND ACROBATICS AT LOW ALTITUDE. FAILED TO RECOVER FROM WING OVER. IMPACTED AND BURNED.

## 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 LAX91FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA094), Feb 9, 1991: Boeing N2S-3 (N1065M), Sonoma, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND/CFI'S PERFORMANCE OF A LOW ALTITUDE AEROBATIC MANEUVER FROM WHICH HE FAILED TO RECOVER. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT RELATED TO THE PIC'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION,…

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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