19881231069949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrac ELITE532 · Clearwater, FL · December 31, 1988

Date
December 31, 1988 · 13:15 local
Place
Clearwater, FL
Airport
Clearwater Air Park Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N70319
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA89LA060
Reported as
Amtrac ELITE532
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total46 in this make and model46 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.

Gyroplane was seen to nose into ground on final approach. Seriously injured pilot has no recall. No defects noted.

As the FAA filed it

GYROPLANE WAS SEEN TO NOSE INTO GROUND ON FINAL APPROACH. SERIOUSLY INJURED PILOT HAS NO RECALL. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

NTSB investigation

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