# Accident 19890910034159A: Amtr SL1, Belmar/Farmingd, NJ, September 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1989, 18:17 local time
- Place: Belmar/Farmingd, NJ
- Airport: Allaire Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1797° N, 74.0244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belmar, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1797&lon=-74.0244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31549, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31549-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wood FORMULA VEE SL-1 (registry code 0562724, https://openairdocs.org/model/wood-formula-vee-sl-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SL1
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 905 total, 1 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89DHM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89DHM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890910034159A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. SLID INTO A DITCH TRYING TO LAND ON A ROAD.

## 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 NYC89DHM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89DHM05), Sep 10, 1989: Woods Formula VEE SL-1 (N31549), Allaire Airport, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER FLARE AND TOUCHDOWN BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND WHILE MAKING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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