# Accident 19890730025869A: Amtr GYROPLANE, Newport, WA, July 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1989, 11:45 local time
- Place: Newport, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1505° N, 117.2405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1505&lon=-117.2405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14HS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GYROPLANE
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 692 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890730025869A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART A ROUGH SHORT PRIVATE STRIP AFTER PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.UNABLE TO GAIN LIFT,ABORTED, RAN INTO FENCE

## 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 SEA89LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA146), Jul 30, 1989: Abbott Gyroplane (N14HS), Newport, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AND THE DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF.

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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