# Accident 19890901066259A: Amtrwt TAILWIND*, Salmon, UT, September 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1989
- Place: Salmon, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9369° N, 115.8821° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9369&lon=-115.8821&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62JE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62JE-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evans James H WITTMAN TAILWIND W10 (registry code 9790514, https://openairdocs.org/model/evans-james-h-wittman-tailwind-w10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRWT TAILWIND*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890901066259A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED SALMON FOR MCCALL,IDAHO, AND BECAME MISSING. PRESUMED AIRCRAFT DESTROYED AND PILOT FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 SEA89LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA187), Sep 1, 1989: Evans Wittman Tailwind W10 (N62JE), McCall, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A collision with terrain for undetermined reasons.

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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