# Accident 19920628021959A: Amtr S12, Big Bear, CA, June 28, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1992, 10:40 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2308° N, 116.8608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2308&lon=-116.8608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N512, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N512-1993-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sadek Danny W S-12 (registry code 05618A9, https://openairdocs.org/model/sadek-danny-w-s-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR S12
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 49 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920628021959A

## Narrative

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

STRUGGLING ON TAKEOFF DUE HIGH TEMPRATURE AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. STALLED BEGINNING A LEFT TURN AND CRASHED.

## 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 LAX92LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA264), Jun 28, 1992: Danny W. Sadek S-12 (N512), Big Bear, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED AND THE INADVERTENT ENTRY INTO A STALL/MUSH CONDITION. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITION AND THE PILOTS LIMITED…

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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