# Accident 19881014047619A: Amtrac ELITE532, Chattangooga, TN, October 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1988, 18:17 local time
- Place: Chattangooga, TN
- Airport: Dallas Bay Skypark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1602° N, 85.2008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1602&lon=-85.2008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N169WC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAC ELITE532
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89DLT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DLT01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881014047619A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES  PILOT-INDUCED OSCILLATIONS CAUSED THE MAIN ROTOR TO STRIKE THE PROP. CRASHED INVERTED. NOT CERTIFICATED.

## 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 ATL89DLT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DLT01), Oct 14, 1988: Cameron AIR Command (N169WC), Hixson, TN, 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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