# Accident 19890928036949A: Amtrta COOTAMPH1B1B, Utica, NY, September 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1989, 16:10 local time
- Place: Utica, NY
- Airport: Riverside Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1699° N, 75.2907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1699&lon=-75.2907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N247D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N247D-1990-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Niedzielski Albert COOT A (registry code 957051W, https://openairdocs.org/model/niedzielski-albert-coot-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTA COOTAMPH1B1B
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A335B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89DFA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89DFA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890928036949A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC89DFA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89DFA02), Sep 28, 1989: Niedzielski COOT-A (N247D), Marcy, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FUEL SYSTEM CONTAMINATION AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/SPIN.

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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