# Accident 19910824062849A: Amtr THUNDER GULL, Santa Margarita, CA, August 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1991, 11:25 local time
- Place: Santa Margarita, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3894° N, 120.6082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Margarita, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3894&lon=-120.6082&mi=10
- Aircraft: NR883 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR THUNDER GULL
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 41 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910824062849A

## Narrative

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

WINGS FOLDED DURING TEST FLIGHT AND AN ACROBATIC MANEUVER.BALLISTIC CHUTE DEPLOYED,STRUCK PROP BUT AIDED SURVIVAL.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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