# Accident 19890318004029A: Amtrsg SALMUSTANG, Erie, CO, March 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1989, 17:45 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Tri-County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0191° N, 105.0404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0191&lon=-105.0404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51RM-2004-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Miller S.A.L. 2/3 MUSTANG (registry code 1690313, https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-s-a-l-2-3-mustang) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSG SALMUSTANG
- Reported engine: FCD 6440C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,641 total, 10 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890318004029A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CARTWHEELED ON FORCED LANDING FOLDING BOTH WINGS. CAUSE POWER LOSS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 DEN89LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA088), Mar 19, 1989: Miller S.A.L. 2/3 Mustang (N51RM), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. SOFT UNEVEN TERRAIN WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## Other reports on N51RM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790421024729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790421024729I), Apr 21, 1979: Amtrbb MUSTANG2 (N51RM), Shirley, NY, Minor damage. Pilot unable to extend the left main due to limit switch malfunction. Switch had accumulated foreign material.

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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