# Accident 19890702018919A: Amtrte TIERRA2, Lewistown, MT, July 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1989, 11:02 local time
- Place: Lewistown, MT
- Airport: Lewistown Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0101° N, 109.3405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0101&lon=-109.3405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N349SM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N349SM-1990-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Musick Steve H TIERRA II (registry code 05675T1, https://openairdocs.org/model/musick-steve-h-tierra-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTE TIERRA2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89DTI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89DTI02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890702018919A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL,STALLED AND SPUN IN WHILE CIRCLING FIELD ON FIRST FLIGHT. PILOT HAD NO MEDICAL OR PILOT RATINGS.

## 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 DEN89DTI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89DTI02), Jul 2, 1989: Musick/Terratorn Tierra II (N349SM), Lewistown, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE UNQUALIFIED PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME AIRBORNE WHILE TAXIING AT HIGH SPEED, HE FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND HE INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED IT TO ENTER A STALL/SPIN AND…

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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