# Accident 19890604014309A: Amtr CUSHING, Mansfield, WA, June 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1989, 13:15 local time
- Place: Mansfield, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8901° N, 119.5009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8901&lon=-119.5009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5321U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5321U-1991-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cushing Leonard H CUSHING 4 (registry code 05613FC, https://openairdocs.org/model/cushing-leonard-h-cushing-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CUSHING
- Reported engine: AMTR CORVAIR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,009 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890604014309A

## Narrative

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

WING SPAR FAILED NEAR WING ROOT OF HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT. NO WITNESS TO CRASH.

## 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 SEA89FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA099), Jun 4, 1989: Cushing 4 (N5321U), Mansfield, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE LEFT WING MAIN SPAR DUE TO OVERLOAD FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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