# Accident 19940404000299A: Amtrru ERACER, Parker, AZ, April 4, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1994, 14:00 local time
- Place: Parker, AZ
- Airport: Avi Suquilla Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0792° N, 114.2191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0792&lon=-114.2191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96WM-1997-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gardner Wesley C E RACER MARK II (registry code 05623NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/gardner-wesley-c-e-racer-mark-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU ERACER
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 31 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940404000299A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DOWNWIND TAKEOFF STEEP CLIMBING TURN. THROTTLE CONTROL SEPARATED. FLIGHT AND PASSENGER UNAUTHORIZED.

## 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 LAX94LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA177), Apr 4, 1994: Gardner E-RACER Mark II (N96WM), Parker, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft while maneuvering in the traffic pattern following a failure of the throttle control. A factor in the accident was a throttle linkage…

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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