# Accident 19890813028989A: Amtrso ACRODUSTER2, Painesville, OH, August 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1989, 19:47 local time
- Place: Painesville, OH
- Airport: Casement Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7204° N, 81.2406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7204&lon=-81.2406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69GM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO ACRODUSTER2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEI02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890813028989A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. ENGINE QUIT. CLEARED TREES AND CRASHED IN OPEN FIELD.

## 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 CHI89DEI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEI02), Aug 13, 1989: Acroduster SA-750 (N69GM), Painesville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL SELECTOR FOR TAKEOFF, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION; AND HIS IMPROPER USE OF EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY…

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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