# Accident 19930306004419A: Amtrea ACROSPORT, Lake Riverside, CA, March 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1993, 18:57 local time
- Place: Lake Riverside, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5187° N, 116.8121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Riverside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5187&lon=-116.8121&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98GS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98GS-1996-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Starn EAA ACRO SPORT (registry code 0564689, https://openairdocs.org/model/starn-eaa-acro-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREA ACROSPORT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930306004419A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 LAX93LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA139), Mar 6, 1993: Acro Sport Acro Sport (N98GS), Lake Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE LANDING/FLARE ALTITUDE. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE LOSS OF POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N98GS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790324011099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790324011099I), Mar 24, 1979: Amtrea ACROSPORT (N98GS), Watsonville, CA, Minor damage. Pilot returned to the airport due to severe vibration, landed hard. Pilot thinks he lost a prop tip.

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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