# Accident 19921006041019A: Amtr SWICH11, El Mirage, CA, October 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1992, 11:00 local time
- Place: El Mirage, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5609° N, 121.9901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5609&lon=-121.9901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4663A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4663A-1999-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Irwin Thomas M SWISH II (registry code 0563914, https://openairdocs.org/model/irwin-thomas-m-swish-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SWICH11
- Reported engine: ONAN ONAN18HP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 72 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921006041019A

## Narrative

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

PLUMMETED TO GROUND IN A SPIN WHILE PRACTICING MANEUVERS. FIRST FLIGHT AFTER INSTALLING NEW VERTICAL STABILIZER.

## 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 LAX93LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA005), Oct 6, 1992: Swich II (N4663A), El Mirage, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT/OWNER'S IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL STALL, INADVERTENT SPIN, AND INABILITY TO RECOVER FROM THE SPIN DUE TO…

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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