# Accident 19890523012659A: Amtr GLASAIR, Auburn, AL, May 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1989, 08:46 local time
- Place: Auburn, AL
- Airport: Auburn-Opelika G Pitts Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7304° N, 85.5693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7304&lon=-85.5693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N253LC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N253LC-1991-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carter Joint Venture GLASAIR III (registry code 056555Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/carter-joint-venture-glasair-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 170 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89DKJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DKJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890523012659A

## Narrative

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

PITCHED UP AND DROPPED A WING ON LIFTOFF, LEVELED BUT HAD  TURNED OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AND STRUCK TREES.

## 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 ATL89DKJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DKJ04), May 23, 1989: Glassair III (N253LC), Auburn, AL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S PREMATURE LIFT-OFF WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL INTO TREES.

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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