# Accident 19890802026709A: Amtrea ACROSPORT, Escanaba, MI, August 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1989, 12:00 local time
- Place: Escanaba, MI
- Airport: Delta County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5805° N, 84.4397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5805&lon=-84.4397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55NG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55NG-1997-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gatzemeyer Norman J ACRO SPORT II (registry code 05655PP, https://openairdocs.org/model/gatzemeyer-norman-j-acro-sport-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREA ACROSPORT
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 46 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890802026709A

## Narrative

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

FUEL LINE TO ENGINE BROKE ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. CRASH LANDED ON A BEACH IN SOFT SAND.

## 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 CHI89DEM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEM05), Aug 2, 1989: Gatzemeyer 88 ACRO-SPORT II (N55NG), Escanaba, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOOSE FUEL LINE BETWEEN THE CARBURETOR AND ENGINE WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: NO SUITABLE 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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