# Accident 19890526012889A: Amtrlt ZENITH, Niceville, FL, May 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1989, 15:39 local time
- Place: Niceville, FL
- Airport: Ruckel Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5295° N, 86.4798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5295&lon=-86.4798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80WB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80WB-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bryan William A JR ZENITH CH-300 (registry code 0564955, https://openairdocs.org/model/bryan-william-a-jr-zenith-ch-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 125 (registry code 41507, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRLT ZENITH
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,350 total, 975 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890526012889A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED ON CLIMBOUT. DESCENDED WINGS VERTICAL AND NOSE HIGH INTO TREES. PILOT HAD SEVERE CARDIAC DISEASE.

## 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 MIA89FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA158), May 26, 1989: Bryan Zenith CH-300 (N80WB), Niceville, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOTS INCAPACITATION BY A HEART ATTACK RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE DESCENDING OUT OF CONTROL AND COLLIDING WITH 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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