# Accident 19920307005149A: Amtrdv DAVISDA2A, Billings, MT, March 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1992, 17:20 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Airpark Oscars'S Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7596° N, 108.5701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7596&lon=-108.5701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48BR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48BR-1993-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rice Robert L DAVIS DA-2A (registry code 05612NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/rice-robert-l-davis-da-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDV DAVISDA2A
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total, 48 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920307005149A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED ON RISING TERRAIN AND BURNED. WAS SEEN DIVING OVER AIRPORT WITH NEAR VERTICAL PULLUPS PRIOR TO CRASH.

## 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 SEA92LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA057), Mar 8, 1992: Robert L. Rice Davis DA-2A (N48BR), Billings, MT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN TERRAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND THE RISING TERRAIN IN THE AREA.

## Other reports on N48BR (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880429023139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880429023139I), Apr 29, 1988: Amtrdv DAVISDA2A (N48BR), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Right main landing gear strut failed above the axle on rollout. Pilot practicing touch and go landings.

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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