# Accident 19890323004629A: Amtr BOBCAT1, Billings, MT, March 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Airpark Oscars'S Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7606° N, 108.5696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7606&lon=-108.5696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80927, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80927-1989-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Poehls William B BOBCAT (registry code 05616EU, https://openairdocs.org/model/poehls-william-b-bobcat) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BOBCAT1
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 586 total, 43 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890323004629A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE QUIT AT 40 FEET AGL ON TAKEOFF. IMPACTED ON AIRPORT NOSE DOWN. NO MEMORY OF FLIGHT. ENGINE NORMAL.

## 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 DEN89LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA092), Mar 23, 1989: Poehls Bobcat (N80927), Billings, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AT AN ALTITUDE WHICH WAS TOO LOW TO PERMIT RECOVERY.

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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