# Accident 19890625033889A: Amtrte TIERRA2, New Berlin, WI, June 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1989, 11:30 local time
- Place: New Berlin, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9694° N, 88.1206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9694&lon=-88.1206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87KS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87KS-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schuning Re/Schram KM TERATORN TIERRA II (registry code 05676W5, https://openairdocs.org/model/schuning-re-schram-km-teratorn-tierra-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTE TIERRA2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 579 total, 8 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEP12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEP12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890625033889A

## Narrative

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

TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. STEEP TURN FOLLOWED BY STEEP DIVE AND IMPACT WITH GROUND.

## 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 CHI89DEP12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEP12), Jun 25, 1989: Schuning/Teratorn Terra II (N87KS), New Berlin, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING THE GO-AROUND, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.

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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