# Incident 19890827031749I: Amtras STARLITE, Galena, MO, August 27, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1989, 17:45 local time
- Place: Galena, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8032° N, 93.4695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galena, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8032&lon=-93.4695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39LA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAS STARLITE
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 268 total, 126 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890827031749I

## Narrative

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

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

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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