# Accident 19890217007939A: Amtr VELOCITY, Fort Lauderdale, FL, February 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1989, 15:23 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1897° N, 80.1699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1897&lon=-80.1699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N330RH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N330RH-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harmon Richard VELOCITY (registry code 05612DU, https://openairdocs.org/model/harmon-richard-velocity) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VELOCITY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890217007939A

## Narrative

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

INTENTIONALY STALLED AIRCRAFT. LOST CONTROL AND COLLIDED WITH OCEAN IN NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. LOAD SHIFT AFT OF CG.

## 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 MIA89LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA087), Feb 17, 1989: Harmon Velocity (N330RH), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INABILITY OF THE PILOT TO RECOVER FROM THE INTENTIONAL STALL WITH AN UNKNOWN C.G.

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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