# Accident 19891012039999A: Amtr MX2, Miami, FL, October 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1989, 16:02 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N181BB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N181BB-1997-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brickman Burton C EIPPER MX2 1815 (registry code 05675P7, https://openairdocs.org/model/brickman-burton-c-eipper-mx2-1815) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MX2
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 366 total, 87 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891012039999A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON LOCAL FLIGHT. CRASH LANDED ON A FREEWAY. PLASTIC IMPULSE FUEL LINE CRACKED CAUSED FUEL STARVATION.

## 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 MIA90LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA010), Oct 12, 1989: Brickman Eipper Mxii (N181BB), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A CRACKED IMPULSE LINE TO THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INOPERATIVE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL STARVATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE VEHICLES AND HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE EMERGENCY…

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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