# Accident 19861019051639A: Amtrea ACROSPORT, Grand Haven, MI, October 19, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1986, 17:43 local time
- Place: Grand Haven, MI
- Airport: Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0505° N, 86.2205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0505&lon=-86.2205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3045E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3045E-1989-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brown Michael H ACRO SPORT II (registry code 05646BB, https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-michael-h-acro-sport-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREA ACROSPORT
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,039 total, 50 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87DEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861019051639A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI87DEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEM01), Oct 19, 1986: Brown Acro Sport II (N3045E), Grand Haven, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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