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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrac ELITE532 · Hearne, TX · February 17, 1990

Date
February 17, 1990 · 15:30 local
Place
Hearne, TX
Airport
Hearne Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NR877
Reported as
Amtrac ELITE532
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
464 total6 in this make and model

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.

Crashed on airport on takeoff. Video tape of accident shows improper pilot technique.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED ON AIRPORT ON TAKEOFF. VIDEO TAPE OF ACCIDENT SHOWS IMPROPER PILOT TECHNIQUE.