# Accident 19950502009199A: Amtr CLIPPEDWING, Bridgeport, MI, May 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1995, 17:45 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3700° N, 83.8793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3700&lon=-83.8793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100GB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N100GB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wolverine Aircraft Sales CLIPPED WNG SPEC (registry code 05623GU, https://openairdocs.org/model/wolverine-aircraft-sales-clipped-wng-spec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CLIPPEDWING
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,091 total, 4 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950502009199A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF HOMEBUILT ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED AND SPUN TO GROUND. (-23) N# REGISTERED HOMEBUILT ULTRA LIGHT FLOWN SOLO BY CERTIFICATED PILOT. LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF WHILE TURNING CROSS WIND.

## 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 CHI95LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA144), May 2, 1995: Quad City Challenger (N100GB), Bridgeport, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE DIRECTIONAL STABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT (DUE TO INSTALLATION OF LEXAN COCKPIT ENCLOSURE DOORS), WHICH PRECIPITATED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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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