# Accident 19940611015219A: Amtr PRUE160, Jean, NV, June 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1994, 11:03 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Airport: Jean Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7490° N, 115.5300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7490&lon=-115.5300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90614, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90614-1995-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Prue Irving Owen 160 (registry code 05603AK, https://openairdocs.org/model/prue-irving-owen-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PRUE160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,266 total, 72 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940611015219A

## Narrative

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

NO AILERON CONTROL ON TOW CLIMBOUT. RELEASED TOW. WING HIT GROUND. ANC3 BOLT AILERON TORQUE TUBE IMPROPER INSTALLED

## 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 LAX94LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA249), Jun 11, 1994: Prue Irving Owen 160 (N90614), Jean, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly connect the aileron control linkage during assembly, and his inadequate preflight which did not detect the problem before flight.

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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