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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrac ELITE532 · Cottage Grove, WI · September 21, 1988

Date
September 21, 1988 · 16:40 local
Place
Cottage Grove, WI
Airport
Little Wheel Field Airport
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7015C
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI88DEP13
Reported as
Amtrac ELITE532
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX532
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
20 total8 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Improper control input caused rotors to hit prop and inflight breakup. Student was illegally endorsed for operation

As the FAA filed it

IMPROPER CONTROL INPUT CAUSED ROTORS TO HIT PROP AND INFLIGHT BREAKUP. STUDENT WAS ILLEGALLY ENDORSED FOR OPERATION

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.