# Accident 19940825023999A: Amtrte TIERRA2, Prole, IA, August 25, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1994, 19:15 local time
- Place: Prole, IA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3808° N, 93.7300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3808&lon=-93.7300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6161Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6161Q-1997-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eilts David/Idler Robert TIERRA II (registry code 05620XM, https://openairdocs.org/model/eilts-david-idler-robert-tierra-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTE TIERRA2
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,111 total, 27 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940825023999A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE GUST FROM NEARBY THUNDERSTORM. ENTERED UNCOMMANDED UNRECOVERABLE BANK. IMPACTED TREES. DESTROYED

## 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 CHI94LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA299), Aug 26, 1994: Robert Eldon Idler TIERRA-2 (N6161Q), Prole, IA, destroyed. Probable cause: the airplane's encounter with the outflow (gust front) from an approaching thunderstorm. Factors were the pilot's inaccurate evaluation of the gust front location, and the inability of the airplanes…

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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