# Accident 19890730047279A: Amtrsm MINIPLANE*, Cumberland, MD, July 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1989
- Place: Cumberland, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6498° N, 78.7603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6498&lon=-78.7603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4655Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4655Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Koch/Myers SMITH MINPLANE DSA-1 (registry code 8350248, https://openairdocs.org/model/koch-myers-smith-minplane-dsa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSM MINIPLANE*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89DIG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89DIG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890730047279A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 BFO89DIG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89DIG03), Jul 30, 1989: Smith Miniplane (N4655Y), Cumberland, MD, incident, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI TESTS.

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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