# Accident 19890109000349A: Amtres SX300, Wilmington, OH, January 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1989, 09:06 local time
- Place: Wilmington, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4392° N, 83.8307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4392&lon=-83.8307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRES SX300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540L1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 7,754 total, 145 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89MA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89MA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890109000349A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING SPAR FAILED DURING HIGH STRESS LOADING DUE FATIGUE CRACKS. AIRCRAFT SPIRALED OUT OF CONTROL TO IMPACT.

## 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 ATL89MA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89MA070), Jan 9, 1989: Swearingen SX-300 (N6Y), Wilmington, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FATIGUE AND RESULTING FAILURE OF THE RIGHT WING'S LOWER ATTACHMENT FITTING AND INADEQUATE QUALITY CONTROL BY THE SWEARINGEN SX-300 PRODUCTION/DESIGN PERSONNEL.

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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