# Accident 19910724030179A: Amtrjg QUESTAIR20, San Marcos, TX, July 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1991, 10:25 local time
- Place: San Marcos, TX
- Airport: San Marcos Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8807° N, 97.9202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8807&lon=-97.9202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7PZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRJG QUESTAIR20
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,770 total, 35 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91DRG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910724030179A

## Narrative

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

TURNED STEEPLY TO LINE UP WITH RUNWAY ON FINAL. STALLED. DIVED IN VERTICALLY.

## 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 FTW91DRG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRG06), Jul 24, 1991: Questair Venture (N7PZ), San Marcos, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING AIRSPEED RESULTING IN A STALL.

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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