# Accident 19921107045729A: Amtrsg TURBULENT, Adelanto, CA, November 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1992, 15:30 local time
- Place: Adelanto, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6598° N, 117.5102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6598&lon=-117.5102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84766, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84766-1992-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sherman Richard W TURBULENT (registry code 05608H4, https://openairdocs.org/model/sherman-richard-w-turbulent) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSG TURBULENT
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 5 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921107045729A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. BEGAN TURN BACK. STALLED AND CRASHED. CAUSE POWER LOSS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

## 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 LAX93LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA032), Nov 7, 1992: R.W. Sherman Turbulent (N84766), Adelanto, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EMERGENCY DECISION TO ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AREA. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE UNDETERMINED LOSS OF POWER, INADEQUATE ALTITUDE, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE…

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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