# Accident 19920223038589A: Amtral EAGLE2, Point Reyes Stn, CA, February 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1992, 15:45 local time
- Place: Point Reyes Stn, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6997° N, 122.0794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6997&lon=-122.0794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24CE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24CE-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wright Jack B CHRISTEN EAGLE II (registry code 05658BB, https://openairdocs.org/model/wright-jack-b-christen-eagle-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAL EAGLE2
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1D6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 437 total, 14 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA365) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920223038589A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED SPIN AFTER WINGOVER. RECOVERED BUT ENTERED FLAT SPIN UNTIL WATER IMPACT. OVER GROSS WEIGHT AND AFT OF C.G.

## 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 LAX92LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA365), Feb 23, 1992: Christen Industries Eagle II (N24CE), Point Reyes Stn, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND BY EXCEEDING THE AIRPLANE'S MAXIMUM ACROBATIC GROSS WEIGHT AND EXCEEDING THE AFT AEROBATIC CENTER OF GRAVITY LIMIT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT…

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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