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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr Snowbird · Early, TX · April 24, 1993

Date
April 24, 1993 · 08:12 local
Place
Early, TX
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6147N
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW93FA138
Reported as
Amtr Snowbird
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX532
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Student pilot lost control homebuilt on its first flight. Gyro began porpoising. Tumbled. Rotor spring mala justed.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL HOMEBUILT ON ITS FIRST FLIGHT. GYRO BEGAN PORPOISING. TUMBLED. ROTOR SPRING MALA JUSTED.

NTSB investigation

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