# Accident 19891225052899A: Amtr AEROSPORT10, Hereford, TX, December 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1989, 17:15 local time
- Place: Hereford, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8208° N, 102.3891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8208&lon=-102.3891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260LP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AEROSPORT10
- Reported engine: CONT IO470S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 55 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DQG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DQG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891225052899A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH UPPER SUPPORT BEAM OF POWERLINE WHILE LANDING ON A PRIVATE STRIP. AIRCRAFT BURNED ON GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 FTW90DQG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DQG01), Dec 25, 1989: Senior Aerosport/Paet PJ 260 (N260LP), Hereford, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE OBSTACLE CLEARANCE ON THE APPROACH TO LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE POWER POLE JUST SHORT OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

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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