# Accident 19880721027719A: Amtrea ACROSPORT, Fort Worth, TX, July 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1988, 19:55 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Luck Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7204° N, 97.4491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7204&lon=-97.4491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5897, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5897-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Atkins ACRO-SPORT (registry code 0564609, https://openairdocs.org/model/atkins-acro-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREA ACROSPORT
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 142 total, 4 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DPA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DPA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880721027719A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL. LANDED IN A SOFT DIRT FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 FTW88DPA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DPA04), Jul 22, 1988: Atkins ACRO-SPORT (N5897), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5897 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20130412006029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130412006029A), Apr 12, 2013: Atkins ACRO-SPORT (N5897), Morse, LA, Destroyed. Pilot was initiating a vertical climb to 3000 feet to perform an aerobatic maneuver and lost elevator authority. Pilot attempted to use the throttle to control…

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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