# Accident 19930914034369A: Amtr 1588, Reno, NV, September 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1993, 16:42 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Cannon International Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7099° N, 119.8192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7099&lon=-119.8192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N221BP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N221BP-1998-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Scaled Composites 158-8 (registry code 0561825, https://openairdocs.org/model/scaled-composites-158-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 1588
- Reported engine: AMTR VG30T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930914034369A

## Narrative

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

LOST RIGHT ENGINE DURING AIR RACE QUALIFICATION FLIGHT. IMPACTED. FLAT AND DISINTREGRATED. EVIDENCE INFLIGHT FIRE.

## 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 LAX93FA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA352), Sep 14, 1993: Scaled Composites 158-8 (N221BP), Lemmon Valley, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: OIL STARVATION AND CONNECTING ROD FAILURE IN THE RIGHT ENGINE, AND A RESULTANT FUEL FED FIRE.

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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