# Accident 19931107052219A: Amtrct MINICOUPE, Spokane, WA, November 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1993, 15:42 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Felts Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6829° N, 117.3224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FELTS FLD (SFF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6829&lon=-117.3224&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71GS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRCT MINICOUPE
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 181 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931107052219A

## Narrative

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

HOMEBUILT WAS DAMAGED. BY A HARD LALNDING. REPORTED SUDDEN DROP ON SHORT FINAL.

## 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 SEA94LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA027), Nov 7, 1993: Springer Christina Minicoupe (N71GS), Spokane, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER DESCENT RATE.

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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