# Accident 19871104062279A: Amtrac ELITE532, Meriden, CT, November 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1987, 12:05 local time
- Place: Meriden, CT
- Airport: Meriden Markham Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5087° N, 72.8295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI (MMK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5087&lon=-72.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N501JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501JL-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lamb Jerome COMMANDER ELITE (registry code 13027JA, https://openairdocs.org/model/lamb-jerome-commander-elite) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAC ELITE532
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 9 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88DNE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DNE01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871104062279A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED AFTER ERRATIC FLIGHT ON FIRST SOLO CLIMBOUT. GYROPLANE HAD NO AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE.

## 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 NYC88DNE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DNE01), Nov 4, 1987: Lamb Commander Elite (N501JL), Meriden, CT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HOMEBUILT GYROCOPTER WHILE PREFORMING LOW LEVEL 'FAST TAXI' MANEUVERS.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.