# Accident 19910623023189A: Amtrte TIERRA2, Cambridge Junct, MI, June 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1991, 18:35 local time
- Place: Cambridge Junct, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1001° N, 84.2408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1001&lon=-84.2408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N351R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N351R-1991-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Williams Robert Howard TIERRA II (registry code 05676AQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-robert-howard-tierra-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTE TIERRA2
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 147 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DEC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEC02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910623023189A

## Narrative

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

APPEARS BALLISTIC PARACHUTE DEPLOYED AND CABLE WRAPPED AROUND PROP CAUSING ENGINE OUT. PREVENTED FULL DEPLOYMENT.

## 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 CHI91DEC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEC02), Jun 23, 1991: Howard Tierra II (N351R), Cambridge Jct, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: ENTANGLEMENT OF THE EMERGENCY BALLISTIC PARACHUTE WITH THE AIRPLANE'S PROPELLER SHAFT AFTER IT DEPLOYED FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE AIRCRAFT'S WEIGHT AND…

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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