# Accident 19880819039639A: Amtr SAC, Decker Ville, MI, August 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1988, 17:00 local time
- Place: Decker Ville, MI
- Airport: Indian Creek Ranch Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5205° N, 82.7395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5205&lon=-82.7395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33131 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SAC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 272 total, 2 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DEC06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEC06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819039639A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. SLID TO A STOP AND AIRCRAFT BURNED.

## 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 CHI88DEC06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEC06), Aug 19, 1988: Sackett J2 (N33131), Deckerville, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT AND MISJUDGED PERCEPTIONS WHILE PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS IN AN UNFAMILIAR AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT EXECUTED A HARD LANDING, TOUCHING DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND…

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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