# Accident 19920531017079A: Amtr BOBCAT1, White House, TN, May 31, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1992, 12:52 local time
- Place: White House, TN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4598° N, 86.6598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4598&lon=-86.6598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9CK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9CK-2013-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kay Craig A. BOBCAT (registry code 05616QH, https://openairdocs.org/model/kay-craig-a-bobcat) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BOBCAT1
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 110 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920531017079A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING SPAR FAILED AT WING ROOT. SPAR NOT REINFORCED PER KIT BUILDER MOD. HAD BEEN CONVERTED TO SUPER BOBCAT.

## 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 ATL92LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA110), May 31, 1992: Wicks Bobcat (N9CK), White House, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT/OWNER'S IMPROPER DESIGN CHANGE OF THE WING SPAR WHICH RESULTED IN THE OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE LEFT WING. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT/OWNER'S FAILURE TO PERFORM A PERIODIC INSPECTION.

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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