# Accident 19930424010399A: Amtr SNOWBIRD, Early, TX, April 24, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1993, 08:12 local time
- Place: Early, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7397° N, 98.9399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7397&lon=-98.9399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6147N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6147N-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fowler Steve R SNO BIRD 532 (registry code 13017PM, https://openairdocs.org/model/fowler-steve-r-sno-bird-532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SNOWBIRD
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930424010399A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW93FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA138), Apr 24, 1993: Snobird 532 (N6147N), Early, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT PORPOISE. A FACTOR WAS THE IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED TRIM SPRING

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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