# Accident 19890115000469A: Amtrnp VANCRAFT, Tucson, AZ, January 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1989, 11:04 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2801° N, 110.7304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2801&lon=-110.7304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61LM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61LM-1989-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Murphey Lawrence JR VANCRAFT 532 (registry code 13027GN, https://openairdocs.org/model/murphey-lawrence-jr-vancraft-532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRNP VANCRAFT
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 89 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DUJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890115000469A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES AND CRASHED WHILE ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX89DUJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUJ03), Jan 15, 1989: Murphey Vancraft 532 (N61LM), Tucson, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT DURING UNWARRANTED LOW FLIGHT.

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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