# Accident 19890621016639A: Amtr GLASAIR, Moriarty, NM, June 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Moriarty, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9994° N, 106.0391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9994&lon=-106.0391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N544BM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 47 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890621016639A

## Narrative

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

CRASH LANDED IN DESERT AFTER PROPELLER ASSEMBLY BOLTS SHEARED AND SEPARATED. SHAFT WAS OFF CENTER,CAUSED VIBRATION.

## 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 DEN89LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA144), Jun 21, 1989: Beauchesne/Wells Glasair TD (N544BM), Moriarity, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE PROPELLER WHICH RESULTED IN SEVERE VIBRATION AND FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER MOUNTING BOLTS, & THE SEPARATION OF THE PROPELLER FROM THE AIRCRAFT. ROUGH/UNEVEN DESERT TERRAIN…

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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