# Accident 19910928043539A: Amtral EAGLE2, Incline Village, NV, September 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1991, 13:30 local time
- Place: Incline Village, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2401° N, 119.9392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2401&lon=-119.9392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N432EC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N432EC-1992-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith/Menicucci CHRISTEN EAGLE II (registry code 05658KW, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-menicucci-christen-eagle-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAL EAGLE2
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360A1E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA412) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910928043539A

## Narrative

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

HAMMERHEAD STALL OVER LAKE. ENTERED SPIN. RECOVERED SPIN TOO LATE. IMPACTED LAKE 45 DEGREES NOSE DOWN.

## 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 LAX91LA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA412), Sep 28, 1991: Christian Ind. Eagle II (N432EC), Incline Village, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO RECOVER FROM THE MANEUVER IN A TIMELY MANNER WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE STRIKING THE WATER.

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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