# Accident 19910831037299A: Amtrte TIERRA2, Ottumwa, IA, August 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1991, 07:57 local time
- Place: Ottumwa, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0090° N, 92.4108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0090&lon=-92.4108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2162S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2162S-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tullis Robert D TIERRA II (registry code 05676KF, https://openairdocs.org/model/tullis-robert-d-tierra-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTE TIERRA2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DCD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910831037299A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED CIRCLING FAMILY FARM THEN DESCEND STEEPLY INTO TERRAIN. INDICATES A STALL OCCURED.

## 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 CHI91DCD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCD03), Aug 31, 1991: Tullis Tierra II (N2162S), Ottumwa, IA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING MANEUVERING FLIGHT.

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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