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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Amtras Starlite · Galena, MO · August 27, 1989

Date
August 27, 1989 · 17:45 local
Place
Galena, MO
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N39LA
Reported as
Amtras Starlite
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
268 total126 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed. Deployed ballistic parachute. Hit tree tops landing. A cylinder failed. Counseled about fuel mixture

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED. DEPLOYED BALLISTIC PARACHUTE. HIT TREE TOPS LANDING. A CYLINDER FAILED. COUNSELED ABOUT FUEL MIXTURE