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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr Skyranger · Port Huron, MI · September 18, 1989

Date
September 18, 1989 · 10:40 local
Place
Port Huron, MI
Airport
St Clair County International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N46WW
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89DEC08
Reported as
Amtr Skyranger
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX532
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,280 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost left fuel tip tank circling residence. Lost control, stalled and dived vertically into trees.

As the FAA filed it

LOST LEFT FUEL TIP TANK CIRCLING RESIDENCE. LOST CONTROL, STALLED AND DIVED VERTICALLY INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.