# Accident 19910404008909A: Amtr STINGER, Blairstown, MO, April 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1991, 06:45 local time
- Place: Blairstown, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5501° N, 93.9499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5501&lon=-93.9499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7XR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7XR-1991-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Richard E Akins STINGER (registry code 05616JN, https://openairdocs.org/model/richard-e-akins-stinger) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STINGER
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DCG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910404008909A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON CLIMBOUT INTO FOG. SPIRAL DIVE. PULLUP. AIRFRAME FAILURE.

## 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 CHI91DCG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCG01), Apr 4, 1991: Akins Stinger (N7XR), Blairstown, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT BREAKUP AFTER THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED WEATHER, LOST CONTROL INFLIGHT, & EXCEEDED THE DESIGN LIMITS OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S DECISION TO FLY INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER.

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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