# Accident 19900217066029A: Amtrac ELITE532, Hearne, TX, February 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1990, 15:30 local time
- Place: Hearne, TX
- Airport: Hearne Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8721° N, 96.6222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HEARNE MUNI (LHB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8721&lon=-96.6222&mi=10
- Aircraft: NR877 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAC ELITE532
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 464 total, 6 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900217066029A

## Narrative

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

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

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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