# Accident 19910505014079A: Amtrte TIERRA2, Morgan, UT, May 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1991, 12:50 local time
- Place: Morgan, UT
- Airport: Morgan County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0105° N, 111.6707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0105&lon=-111.6707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N134TA-2011-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cheney Richard W TERATORN TIERRA II (registry code 05676W3, https://openairdocs.org/model/cheney-richard-w-teratorn-tierra-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTE TIERRA2
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910505014079A

## Narrative

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

FIRST FLIGHT IN TYPE. MADE STEEP LOW ALTITUDE TURN AFTER TAKEOFF AND STALLED THE HOMEBUILT.

## 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 SEA91LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA098), May 5, 1991: Richard Cheney Teratorn Tierra II (N134TA), Morgan, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: THE INADVERTANT STALL AND THE PILOT'S STEEP BANKED TURN. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF QUALIFICATION TO CONDUCT THE FLIGHT AND THE STRONG TAILWIND CONDITIONS.

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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