# Accident 19890611015169A: Amtr DG1, Stanton, MN, June 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1989, 13:10 local time
- Place: Stanton, MN
- Airport: Carleton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4755° N, 93.0163° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4755&lon=-93.0163&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83GB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83GB-1991-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau DG-100 (registry code 3802502, https://openairdocs.org/model/glaser-dirks-flugzeugbau-dg-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DG1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 2 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890611015169A

## Narrative

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

AFTER GLIDER TOW LIFTOFF BOUNCED BACK ON RUNWAY. TOO HIGH BEHIND TOWPLANE. CUT LOOSE AND CARTWHEELED 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 MKC89LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA131), Jun 11, 1989: Glaser-Dirks DG-101 (N83GB), Stanton, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE GLIDER. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: IMPROPER USE OF FLIGHT CONTROLS BY THE PILOT AND HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF GLIDER.

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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