# Accident 19910623023229A: Amtrpz PAZMANYPL1, Wrightwood, CA, June 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1991, 11:50 local time
- Place: Wrightwood, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3595° N, 117.6102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3595&lon=-117.6102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4081K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPZ PAZMANYPL1
- Reported engine: LYC O320E1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 321 total, 17 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910623023229A

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER BLADE SHATTERED. CRASH LANDED. PROP HAD BEEN CUT DOWN BELOW MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATION FOR ENGINE MODE.

## 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 LAX91LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA269), Jun 23, 1991: Green-Fowler Pazmany PL-1 (N4081K), Wrightwood, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: FATIGUE FRACTURE OF ONE OF THE TWO PROPELLER BLADES CAUSED BY THE PROPELLER MODIFICATION AND THE NON-APPROVED PROPELLER-ENGINE COMBINATION. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE TRANSMISSION WIRES AS AN…

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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