# Accident 19890430010339A: Amtr GLASAIR, Watertown, WI, April 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1989, 07:00 local time
- Place: Watertown, WI
- Airport: Watertown Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1892° N, 88.7192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1892&lon=-88.7192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29HJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- Reported engine: LYC O320B3B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 354 total, 3 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEP03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEP03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890430010339A

## Narrative

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

FUEL STARVATION DUE TO INCORRECT CARBURETOR FLOAT SETTING. SKIDDED SIDEWAYS ON LANDING.

## 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 CHI89DEP03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEP03), Apr 30, 1989: Tesmer Glassair SH-2 (N29HJ), Watertown, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: LACK FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE (FUEL STARVATION) DUE TO AN UNDETERMINED FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM.

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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