# Accident 19930307004379A: Amtrte TIERRA2, Rio Linda, CA, March 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1993, 13:45 local time
- Place: Rio Linda, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6806° N, 121.4491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6806&lon=-121.4491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4474E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4474E-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Erickson Lynn Edward TIERRA II (registry code 05675JA, https://openairdocs.org/model/erickson-lynn-edward-tierra-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTE TIERRA2
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930307004379A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED HOMEBUILT STOPPED CLIMBING AND WING DROPPED DURING CLIMBOUT. DESCENDED INTO TREES AND WIRES.

## 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 LAX93LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA143), Mar 7, 1993: E.L. Erickson Tierra II (N4474E), Rio Linda, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT'S ENCOUNTER WITH A DOWNDRAFT. A FACTOR RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS 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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