# Accident 19910929053589A: Amtrsx RENEGADE, Sisters, OR, September 29, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1991, 12:26 local time
- Place: Sisters, OR
- Airport: Sisters Eagle Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4097° N, 121.9209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4097&lon=-121.9209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1404X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSX RENEGADE
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 217 total, 111 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910929053589A

## Narrative

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

NEAR GROSS WEIGHT LIGHT WIND AND HOT. UNABLE CLEAR TREES STALLED STEEP TURN. OWNER GIVING DUAL TO SECOND PILOT.

## 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 SEA91FA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA255), Sep 29, 1991: Lake LA-250 (N1404X), Sisters, OR, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT(S), AND FAILURE TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO REMAIN CLEAR OF OBSTRUCTIONS. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT(S) FAILURE TO USE ALL AVAILABLE…

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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