# Accident 19890728025709A: Amtrcn FREESPRT412, Waukesha, WI, July 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1989, 08:59 local time
- Place: Waukesha, WI
- Airport: Waukesha County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0410° N, 88.2371° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAUKESHA COUNTY (UES), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0410&lon=-88.2371&mi=10
- Aircraft: N412RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N412RC-2011-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cabrinha Richard FREE SPIRIT 412 (registry code 05613SN, https://openairdocs.org/model/cabrinha-richard-free-spirit-412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRCN FREESPRT412
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEP09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEP09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890728025709A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL STRUCK A VEHICLE AND ROAD SIGN LANDING ON A HIGHWAY AFTER MAIN GEAR FAILED ON A HARD LANDING.

## 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 CHI89DEP09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEP09), Jul 28, 1989: Cabrinha/Free Spirit 412 (N412RC), Waukesha, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PLT BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED AND ALLOWED FUEL EXHAUSTION TO OCCUR BEFORE ACCOMPLISHING REMEDIAL ACTION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND THE ROAD SIGN…

## Other reports on N412RC (1)

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

- [Incident 19880716034659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880716034659I), Jul 16, 1988: Amtrcn FREESPRT412 (N412RC), Chino, CA, Minor damage. Nose wheel cb popped on retraction. Unable to lock down for landing . Landed partly extended. Jack screw adjustment

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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