# Accident 19890717022569A: Amtr TRIQ2, Arlington, WA, July 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1989, 20:15 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1804° N, 121.6690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1804&lon=-121.6690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38AM-1992-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mirsepasy A Emil TRI Q2 (registry code 05616HJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/mirsepasy-a-emil-tri-q2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TRIQ2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 1 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890717022569A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE ON TEST FLIGHT,RETURNED AND LANDED IN A CRAB ANGLE,COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. NOSED OVER. FUEL LINE CLOGGED.

## 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 SEA89LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA134), Jul 18, 1989: Mirsepasy 3Q2 (N38AM), Arlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO A BLOCKED FUEL LINE WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT HAVING TO LAND ON UNSUITABLE 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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