# Accident 19910709026609A: Amtrpl AIRCAMPER, Skull Valley, AZ, July 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1991, 17:00 local time
- Place: Skull Valley, AZ
- Airport: Quarter Circle J Ranch Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5798° N, 112.7700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5798&lon=-112.7700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64661, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64661-1991-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Trzynka PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER (registry code 7040325, https://openairdocs.org/model/trzynka-pietenpol-aircamper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPL AIRCAMPER
- Reported engine: AMTR CORVAIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910709026609A

## Narrative

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

MADE STEEP CLIMBING TURN ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED AND SPUN INTO GROUND. REPORT OF FAULTY AIR SPEED AND ENGINE MIXTURE.

## 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 LAX91LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA303), Jul 10, 1991: E.C Trynka Pietenpol Aircamper (N64661), Skull Valley, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY INDUCING A STALL SPIN CONDITION WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER FROM THE SPIN.

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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