- Date
- August 31, 1991, 07:57 local (12:57 UTC)
- Place
- Ottumwa, IA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2162STullis Tierra II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910831037299A
- Case key
- 14797
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane during maneuvering flight.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The accident airplane was observed to descend steeply into terrain while circling a family farm. No mechanical defects were discovered in the airplane during a post-accident inspection.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2162S
- Reported as
- Tullis Tierra II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1001-R
- Engine
- Rotax 532UL, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Randy L. Saner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- OTM · Ottumwa, IA
- Destination
- 4K6 · Bloomfield, IA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 600 total · 4 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- OTM, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.