# Incident 19890917063019I: Amtrac ELITE532, Hanover, MI, September 17, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1989, 12:51 local time
- Place: Hanover, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0974° N, 84.5549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanover, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0974&lon=-84.5549&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91778 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAC ELITE532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 40 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890917063019I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM GOLF COURSE DID NOT GET ENOUGH LIFT AND HIT TWO TREES WITH ROTOR BLADES.

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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