# Accident 19940618047859A: Amtr DISCOVERY, Salinas, CA, June 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1994, 16:04 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Salinas Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6702° N, 121.6101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6702&lon=-121.6101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999-2012-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mascari David M DISCOVERY (registry code 05625BK, https://openairdocs.org/model/mascari-david-m-discovery) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DISCOVERY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940618047859A

## Narrative

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

DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI PROP ASSEMBLY SEPARATED. GLIDED INTO FIELD. STRUCK STANDPIPE. MUFFLER FRACTURED AT A WELD.

## 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 LAX94LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA259), Jun 18, 1994: Mascari Discovery S-12 (N999), Salinas, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE MUFFLER ASSEMBLY DUE TO PREEXISTING CRACKING IN THE OXIDIZED AREA OF THE WELD, WITH SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE AND SEPARATION OF THE PROPELLER AND REDUCTION GEAR BOX. A RELATED FACTOR WAS…

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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