# Accident 19920628021899A: Amtrte TIERRA2, Williamsport, MD, June 28, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1992, 19:40 local time
- Place: Williamsport, MD
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5900° N, 77.8102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5900&lon=-77.8102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N531PJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N531PJ-1993-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johns Paul TIERRA II (registry code 05676AA, https://openairdocs.org/model/johns-paul-tierra-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTE TIERRA2
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92FIG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FIG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920628021899A

## Narrative

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

WOOD PROP BLADE DELAMINATED IN FLIGHT. BLADE SEVERED WING RIB. LOST CONTROL. SPIRALED TO IMPACT.

## 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 NYC92FIG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FIG01), Jun 28, 1992: Tierra II (N531PJ), Williamsport, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGEMENT RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.

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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