# Accident 19891001057329A: Amtr SA6B, Swan, IA, October 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Swan, IA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4702° N, 93.3009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4702&lon=-93.3009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7914A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SA6B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 251 total, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891001057329A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED LANDING,LOST CONTROL.LEFT DOWNWIND SIDE OF RUNWAY AND HIT AIRCRAFT. WINDSHEAR, TURBULENCE FROM BUILDINGS.

## 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 MKC90LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA003), Oct 1, 1989: Stits-Itrich SA6B (N7914A), Swan, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.