# Accident 19870201044349A: Amtrac ELITE532, Paducah, KY, February 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1987, 11:00 local time
- Place: Paducah, KY
- Airport: Farrington Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0701° N, 88.6292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0701&lon=-88.6292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2562, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2562-2013-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Samuels Walter C 532 COMMANDER ELITE (registry code 13027GG, https://openairdocs.org/model/samuels-walter-c-532-commander-elite) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAC ELITE532
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX377
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87DLQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DLQ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870201044349A

## Narrative

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

THE GYROPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND NEAR THE RUNWAY. SUSPECT ARRYTHMIA ADVANCED ARTERIOSCLEROTIC DISEASE ARE 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 ATL87DLQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DLQ01), Feb 1, 1987: Air Command CDR Elite 532 (N2562), Paducah, KY, 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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