# Accident 19890421009649A: Huffge HUFF1, Liberty, MO, April 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Liberty, MO
- Airport: Liberty Landing Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2399° N, 94.4093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2399&lon=-94.4093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59GH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59GH-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Huff Glenn E HUFF 1 (registry code 1300606, https://openairdocs.org/model/huff-glenn-e-huff-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUFFGE HUFF1
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 186 total, 120 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890421009649A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO PARTIAL ENGINE POWER. OFF AIRPORT LANDING. ROTORS STRUCK PROPELLER.

## 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 MKC89LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA093), Apr 21, 1989: Huff 1 (N59GH), Liberty, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. THE SOFT TERRAIN (PLOWED FIELD) WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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