# Accident 19950904027859A: Amtr PIETENPOL, Fire Island, NY, September 4, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1995, 13:25 local time
- Place: Fire Island, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7402° N, 73.0792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7402&lon=-73.0792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4171G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4171G-1997-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gillet Patrice B PIEL EMERAUDE CP-328 (registry code 7020246, https://openairdocs.org/model/gillet-patrice-b-piel-emeraude-cp-328) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PIETENPOL
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 239 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950904027859A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED IN A SPIN OFFSHORE UNTIL WATER IMPACT. TWO LOW AEROBATIC TIME PILOTS ON BOARD.

## 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 NYC95LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA214), Sep 4, 1995: Gillet C.P. 328 (N4171G), Fire Island, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the pilots to maintain control of the airplane while performing aerobatics.

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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