# Accident 19940517011219A: Amtrai SCAMP, Lakes Wales, FL, May 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1994, 15:49 local time
- Place: Lakes Wales, FL
- Airport: Chalet Suzanne Air Strip Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8998° N, 81.5808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8998&lon=-81.5808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8490, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8490-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerosport SCAMP WT-B1 (registry code 056279Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerosport-scamp-wt-b1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAI SCAMP
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,053 total, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940517011219A

## Narrative

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

BOUGHT HOMEBUILT. TOWED TO RUNWAY TO TAXI ONLY. TOOK OFF STALLED TRYING TO LAND. NO PRIOR TIME IN TYPE.

## 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 MIA94LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA143), May 17, 1994: Aerosport Scamp  WT-B1 (N8490), Lake  Wales, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED (VS) WHILE MANEUVERING RESULTING IN AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL (INADVERTENT STALL) AND SUBSEQUENT IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

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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