# Accident 19880717030249A: Amtrac ELITE532, Palmer, AK, July 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1988, 19:45 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6205° N, 148.9794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6205&lon=-148.9794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1925 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAC ELITE532
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 10 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88DAG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88DAG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880717030249A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON FIRST SOLO OVERCONTROLLED AND LANDED HARD.TAILWHEEL STRUCK FIRST, DAMAGING ROTOR BLADES ON THE GYROPLANE

## 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 ANC88DAG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88DAG06), Jul 18, 1988: Air Command 532 Elite (N1925), Palmer, AK, substantial damage

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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