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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrat FALCON XP · Sebastapol, CA · June 8, 1991

Date
June 8, 1991 · 10:49 local
Place
Sebastapol, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9939M
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91LA254
Reported as
Amtrat Falconxp
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
252 total124 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Test flight to check stall speed on modified canard. Snapped into spin. Recovered. Broke canard elevator. Crashed.

As the FAA filed it

TEST FLIGHT TO CHECK STALL SPEED ON MODIFIED CANARD. SNAPPED INTO SPIN. RECOVERED. BROKE CANARD ELEVATOR. CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N9939M · 1

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