# Accident 19950123000889A: Amtr STEVENSS8, Tucson, AZ, January 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1995, 16:30 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Avra Valley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4498° N, 111.2906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4498&lon=-111.2906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66191 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STEVENSS8
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,546 total, 12 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950123000889A

## Narrative

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

NEAR VERTICAL COLLISION WITH GROUND. WAS WEARING PARACHUTE COULD INDICATED PERFORMING ACROBATICS. NO WITNESSES.

## 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 LAX95LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA087), Jan 23, 1995: Stevens S-8 (N66191), Tucson, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH THE GROUND.

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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