# Accident 19900502013239A: Amtrac ELITE532, Indian Rocks Be, FL, May 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1990, 14:00 local time
- Place: Indian Rocks Be, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8958° N, 82.8462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indian Rocks Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8958&lon=-82.8462&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70319 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAC ELITE532
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900502013239A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE OVERHEATED, SHUT DOWN. HAD TO LAND IN GULF WATERS OFFSHORE. LIQUID COOLANT LINE SEPARATED.

## 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 MIA90LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA115), May 2, 1990: Williams, Robert G. AIR COMM. 532 Elite (N70319), Indian Rks Bch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF POWER DUE TO THE OVERHEATED ENGINE CAUSED BY A SEPARATED LIQUID COOLANT LINE WHICH ALLOWED THE COOLANT TO DRAIN, RESULTING IN THE FORCED LANDING.

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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