# Accident 19881231069949A: Amtrac ELITE532, Clearwater, FL, December 31, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1988, 13:15 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: Clearwater Air Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9601° N, 82.2997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9601&lon=-82.2997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70319 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAC ELITE532
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 46 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881231069949A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA89LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA060), Dec 31, 1988: Air Command 532E (N70319), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage

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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