# Accident 19890702018759A: Amtrsa STITSSA7D, Evanston, WY, July 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1989, 16:15 local time
- Place: Evanston, WY
- Airport: Evanston-Unita County Burns
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2497° N, 110.9602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2497&lon=-110.9602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1113E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1113E-2000-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stits Sky Coupe SA7D (registry code 86505TE, https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-sky-coupe-sa7d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSA STITSSA7D
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 16 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890702018759A

## Narrative

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

WINDSHEAR DROPPED HOMEBUILT TO RUNWAY FROM 50 FEET AGL. TOO MUCH WIND FOR LIGHT HOMEBUILT.

## 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 DEN89LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA153), Jul 2, 1989: Stitts SA7D (N1113E), Evanston, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER COMPENSATION BY THE PILOT FOR WIND CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, UNFAVORABLE WIND, AND DOWNDRAFT.

## Other reports on N1113E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880614031629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880614031629I), Jun 14, 1988: Amtr SKYCOUPESA70 (N1113E), Ogden, UT, Minor damage. Left gear fell off while practicing touch and go landings landed beside runway. Defective welds on strut.

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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