# Accident 19890909034269A: Amtrsg MINICABHAWK, Montague, CA, September 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1989, 08:30 local time
- Place: Montague, CA
- Airport: Siskiyou County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7594° N, 122.3893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7594&lon=-122.3893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5671, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5671-2018-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Minicab HAWK (registry code 05601UY, https://openairdocs.org/model/minicab-hawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSG MINICABHAWK
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 261 total, 10 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DVG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890909034269A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING THE HOMEBUILT, LEFT THE RUNWAY AND OVERTURNED.

## 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 LAX89DVG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVG10), Sep 9, 1989: Minicab Hawk (N5671), Montaque, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING.

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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