# Accident 19950926030229A: Amtr HAWK, Joshua, TX, September 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1995, 18:50 local time
- Place: Joshua, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4601° N, 97.3797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4601&lon=-97.3797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3990U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3990U-1997-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fratus Carl E XP-23 HAWK (registry code 056135D, https://openairdocs.org/model/fratus-carl-e-xp-23-hawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HAWK
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA404) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950926030229A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF CIRCLED BEGAN STEEP APPROACH TO RUNWAY. STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED. POWERED UP JUST PRIOR WIRE STRIKE.

## 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 FTW95LA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA404), Sep 26, 1995: Fratus XP-23 Hawk (N3990U), Joshua, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to see and avoid the wires.

## Other reports on N3990U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880728052579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880728052579I), Jul 28, 1988: Amtr HAWK (N3990U), West Branch, IA, Minor damage. Precautionary landing in field when water temperature up. Field rougher than expected. Found crankshaft pulley off.

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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