# Accident 19910608020659A: Amtrat FALCONXP, Sebastapol, CA, June 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1991, 10:49 local time
- Place: Sebastapol, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3991° N, 122.8596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3991&lon=-122.8596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9939M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9939M-1992-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cullen/Roth FALCON XP (registry code 05658TA, https://openairdocs.org/model/cullen-roth-falcon-xp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAT FALCONXP
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 124 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910608020659A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX91LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA254), Jun 8, 1991: Cullen/Roth Falcon XP (N9939M), Sebastopal, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE AIRPLANE'S CANARD WING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WHICH RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S PERFORMANCE OF AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE RIGGING OF HIS AIRPLANE WHICH…

## Other reports on N9939M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900602018199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900602018199A), Jun 2, 1990: Amtrat FALCONXP (N9939M), Yountville, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Force landed in a grape arbor. Struck several wood and steel posts.

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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