19861019051639A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrea Acrosport · Grand Haven, MI · October 19, 1986

Date
October 19, 1986 · 17:43 local
Place
Grand Haven, MI
Airport
Memorial
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3045E
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87DEM01
Reported as
Amtrea Acrosport
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,039 total50 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft was pulled up steeply on takeoff and spun into the ground. Pilot reported engine failure, none found.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLED UP STEEPLY ON TAKEOFF AND SPUN INTO THE GROUND. PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE, NONE FOUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.