# Accident 19890918035299A: Amtr SKYRANGER, Port Huron, MI, September 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1989, 10:40 local time
- Place: Port Huron, MI
- Airport: St Clair County International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9101° N, 82.5993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9101&lon=-82.5993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46WW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SKYRANGER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,280 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEC08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEC08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890918035299A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI89DEC08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEC08), Sep 18, 1989: Wesley Striplin Ranger (N46WW), Smith Creek, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE WINGTIP FUEL TANK WHICH RESULTED IN ITS INFLIGHT SEPARATION AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL.

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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