# Accident 19910928043509A: Frasca Joe ASTROCRAFT, Johnson, AR, September 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1991, 11:45 local time
- Place: Johnson, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1339° N, 94.1743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Johnson, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1339&lon=-94.1743&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999JF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999JF-1992-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Frasca Joe ASTROCRAFT (registry code 05612SE, https://openairdocs.org/model/frasca-joe-astrocraft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91DPG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPG21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910928043509A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IN SPIRAL. PILOT BAILED OUT. CHUTE OPENED BUT PILOT FELL FREE DUE LEG STRAPS NOT SECURED.

## 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 FTW91DPG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPG21), Sep 28, 1991: Joseph P. Frasca Astrocraft (N999JF), Johnson, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, AND PROCEDURES FOR EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT NOT FOLLOWED, WHICH RESULTED IN PARACHUTE SEPARATION.

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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