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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrta COOTAMPH1B1B · Utica, NY · September 28, 1989

Date
September 28, 1989 · 16:10 local
Place
Utica, NY
Airport
Riverside Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N247D
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89DFA02
Reported as
Amtrta COOTAMPH1B1B
Reported engine
Franklin 6A335B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1

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.

Engine lost power near airport. Pilot stalled aircraft then entered spin to impact. Fuel contaminated by insects.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER NEAR AIRPORT. PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT THEN ENTERED SPIN TO IMPACT. FUEL CONTAMINATED BY INSECTS.

NTSB investigation

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