19941230043409A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr BD-10 · Minden, NV · December 30, 1994

Date
December 30, 1994 · 16:30 local
Place
Minden, NV
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9WZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX95LA067
Reported as
Amtr BD10
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
11,433 total63 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pitched up and broke up on high speed test run. Lost empannage at 380 knots airspeed. Wings failed in overload.

As the FAA filed it

PITCHED UP AND BROKE UP ON HIGH SPEED TEST RUN. LOST EMPANNAGE AT 380 KNOTS AIRSPEED. WINGS FAILED IN OVERLOAD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.