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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr SNO-BIRD XL · Bryan, TX · October 10, 1992

Date
October 10, 1992 · 15:40 local
Place
Bryan, TX
Airport
Coulter Field Airport
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N532SB
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN93LA003
Reported as
Amtr Snobirdxl
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX582
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,854 total67 in this make and model165 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control in hovering sideward movement. Rudder delaminated and jammed. Bent rudder horn to stop spin. Crashed.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL IN HOVERING SIDEWARD MOVEMENT. RUDDER DELAMINATED AND JAMMED. BENT RUDDER HORN TO STOP SPIN. CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.