# Accident 19880718030259A: Amtr COMMANDER503, Youngstown, OH, July 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1988, 19:30 local time
- Place: Youngstown, OH
- Airport: Youngstown Elser Metro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9618° N, 80.6773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at YOUNGSTOWN ELSER METRO (4G4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9618&lon=-80.6773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9173S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9173S-2013-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Geddes E T COMMANDER 503 (registry code 13027JM, https://openairdocs.org/model/geddes-e-t-commander-503) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR COMMANDER503
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 27 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880718030259A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER ON CLIMBOUT. PILOT TRIED TO RETURN. ROTOR BLADE HIT A TREE. GYROPLANE CRASHED.ROLLED OVER

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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