# Accident 19920902035599A: Amtr TUNDRAPUP, Beluga, AK, September 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1992, 12:00 local time
- Place: Beluga, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9192° N, 159.4910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9192&lon=-159.4910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2072Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2072Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Conover Dale L TUNDRA PUP (registry code 05616SL, https://openairdocs.org/model/conover-dale-l-tundra-pup) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TUNDRAPUP
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 2,740 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920902035599A

## Narrative

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

TRYING TO DEPART A CLEARING, STRUCK TREES.

## 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 ANC92LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA160), Sep 2, 1992: Dale Conover Tundra PUP (N2072Y), Beluga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS CLEARANCE FROM THE TREES.

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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