# Accident 19890916035109A: Amtrlt ZENITH, Kerrville, TX, September 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1989, 10:40 local time
- Place: Kerrville, TX
- Airport: Kerrville Municipal/Louis Schreiner
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0393° N, 99.1307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0393&lon=-99.1307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14LU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14LU-2014-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lovasz ZENITH (registry code 0564928, https://openairdocs.org/model/lovasz-zenith) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRLT ZENITH
- Reported engine: LYC O235F2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 20 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DRG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890916035109A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR AIRPORT. STRUCK TREES WHILE TRYING TO LAND IN A LARGE OPEN FIELD.

## 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 FTW89DRG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRG10), Sep 16, 1989: Zenair CH-200 (N14LU), Kerrville, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL.

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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