# Accident 19950914029849A: Amtr WHELREXPRS, Mariposa, CA, September 14, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1995, 16:00 local time
- Place: Mariposa, CA
- Airport: Mariposa-Yosemite Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4890° N, 119.9995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4890&lon=-119.9995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N360EZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N360EZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sjostrand Gerald D WHEELER EXPRESS (registry code 05630DV, https://openairdocs.org/model/sjostrand-gerald-d-wheeler-express) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR WHELREXPRS
- Reported engine: CONT IO360E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950914029849A

## Narrative

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

FIRST FLIGHT OF HOMEBUILT. STALLED AFTER LIFT OFF. SETTLED TO RUNWAY. PILOT SKILL AND AIRCRAFT DESIGN WERE FACTORS.

## 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 LAX95LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA336), Sep 14, 1995: Sjostrand Wheeler Express (N360EZ), Mariposa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's premature rotation and liftoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent hard touchdown.

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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