# Accident 19920709024529A: Amtrpu GW4A, Warner Springs, CA, July 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1992, 13:20 local time
- Place: Warner Springs, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2810° N, 116.5991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2810&lon=-116.5991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3705, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3705-1997-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Whigham GW-4 (registry code 0562981, https://openairdocs.org/model/whigham-gw-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPU GW4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 267 total, 148 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920709024529A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF LIFT SOARING IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA. UNABLE CLEAR RIDGE TO AIRPOT DUE TO DOWNDRAFT. CRASHED ON LANDING.

## 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 LAX92LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA290), Jul 9, 1992: Whigham GW-4 (N3705), Warner Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE DOWNDRAFTS AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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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