# Accident 19910422011739A: Amtr LANCAIR, Titusville, FL, April 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1991, 10:53 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Space Center Executive Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5801° N, 80.8191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5801&lon=-80.8191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N360R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N360R-1991-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zeller Rudolph LANCAIR (registry code 05616TS, https://openairdocs.org/model/zeller-rudolph-lancair) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 31,500 total, 4 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910422011739A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED IN PATTERN. STRUCK DIRT BANK ON FORCE LANDING. ALTERNATE AIR DOOR CAME LOOSE BLOCKED INTAKE AIR.

## 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 MIA91LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA126), Apr 22, 1991: Rudolph Zeller Lancair (N360R), Titusville, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE USE OF IMPROPER MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE ALTERNATE AIR DOOR BY THE AIRCRAFT OWNER/BUILDER RESULTING IN FAILURE AND SEPARATION OF THE DOOR WHICH RESULTED IN BLOCKAGE OF AIR FLOW TO THE…

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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