# Accident 19910512015459A: Amtrte TIERRA2, Cooperstown, NY, May 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1991, 19:30 local time
- Place: Cooperstown, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6998° N, 74.9209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6998&lon=-74.9209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N198WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N198WC-2013-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curry William TIERRA II (registry code 0567648, https://openairdocs.org/model/curry-william-tierra-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTE TIERRA2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910512015459A

## Narrative

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

BOLT ATTACHING TAIL TO WING BROKE,ALLOWED TAIL TO SHIFT INTO PROPELLER. CRASH LANDED IN TREES. NO CURRENT LICENSES.

## 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 NYC91LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA134), May 12, 1991: Tierra II (N198WC), Cooperstown, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM, WHICH RESULTED IN A A LOSS OR AIRPLANE CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING IN TREES.

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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