# Accident 19890725025219A: Amtr MA5, Vaughn, NM, July 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1989, 12:15 local time
- Place: Vaughn, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6072° N, 105.2126° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vaughn, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6072&lon=-105.2126&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3137G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3137G-1989-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cloud John A MA-5 CHARGER (registry code 05655HC, https://openairdocs.org/model/cloud-john-a-ma-5-charger) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MA5
- Reported engine: LYC O290
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 208 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89DQA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89DQA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890725025219A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF FROM ROAD DOWNWIND AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. STALLED AND CRASHED ON TURNOUT. REPORTED DOWNDRAFT PROBLEM.

## 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 DEN89DQA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89DQA02), Jul 25, 1989: Cloud MA-5 Charger (N3137G), Vaughn, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERING A STALL/MUSH AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO PERMIT RECOVERY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH DENSITY…

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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