19890115000469A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrnp Vancraft · Tucson, AZ · January 15, 1989

Date: January 15, 1989 · 11:04 local
Place: Tucson, AZ
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N61LM
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX89DUJ03
Reported as: Amtrnp Vancraft
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 89 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N61LMRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 1989 · Murphey Lawrence JR VANCRAFT 532S/N M19861 Airframe modelMurphey Lawrence JR VANCRAFT 532

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What happened

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

Struck powerlines and crashed while on a local pleasure flight.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWERLINES AND CRASHED WHILE ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX89DUJ03Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportTucson, AZInadequate lookout by the pilot during unwarranted low flight.Jan 15, 1989 · Destroyed