# Incident 19880728052579I: Amtr HAWK, West Branch, IA, July 28, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1988, 14:15 local time
- Place: West Branch, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6662° N, 91.3442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Branch, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6662&lon=-91.3442&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3990U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3990U-1997-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fratus Carl E XP-23 HAWK (registry code 056135D, https://openairdocs.org/model/fratus-carl-e-xp-23-hawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HAWK
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 95 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880728052579I

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN FIELD WHEN WATER TEMPERATURE UP. FIELD ROUGHER THAN EXPECTED. FOUND CRANKSHAFT PULLEY OFF.

## Other reports on N3990U (1)

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

- [Accident 19950926030229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950926030229A), Sep 26, 1995: Amtr HAWK (N3990U), Joshua, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. After takeoff circled began steep approach to runway. Struck wires and crashed. Powered up just prior wire strike.

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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