# Accident 19890204015849A: Amtrsa SA100, Indian Rocks Be, FL, February 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Indian Rocks Be, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8958° N, 82.8462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indian Rocks Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8958&lon=-82.8462&mi=10
- Aircraft: N511U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N511U-2017-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thrash Frank J SA100 (registry code 8660104, https://openairdocs.org/model/thrash-frank-j-sa100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSA SA100
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,021 total, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890204015849A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT, DITCHED IN GULF OFF SHORE. OWNER SAYS PILOT WAS FLYING INVERTED ACROBATICS. NO INVERTED FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 MIA89LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA079), Feb 4, 1989: Stolp-Adams SA100 (N511U), Indian Rocks, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO PERFORM AEROBATIC MANEUVERS IN AN AIRCRAFT THAT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH FUEL AND OIL SYSTEMS THAT WOULD CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN INVERTED POSITIONS. THIS ACTION RESULTED IN A LOSS…

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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