# Accident 19880723027609A: Amtrac ELITE532, Baytown, TX, July 23, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1988, 13:45 local time
- Place: Baytown, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7405° N, 94.9592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7405&lon=-94.9592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91359 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAC ELITE532
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 5 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DRA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880723027609A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER PILOT NOT RATED IN TYPE LOST CONTROL AFTER TAKEOFF  AND GYROCOPTER DESCENDED VERTICALLY TO GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 FTW88DRA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRA15), Jul 23, 1988: Air Command Elite 532 (N91359), Baytown, TX, 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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