# Accident 19900727033979A: Amtr GLASAIR, Shenandoah, IA, July 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1990, 18:15 local time
- Place: Shenandoah, IA
- Airport: Shenandoah Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7497° N, 95.3598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7497&lon=-95.3598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41FJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41FJ-2012-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arnold Finn A GLASAIR SH-2 (registry code 05691CS, https://openairdocs.org/model/arnold-finn-a-glasair-sh-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 22 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DCD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DCD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900727033979A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF IN GUSTY CROSSWIND, LEFT THE RUNWAY INTO DITCH. NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI90DCD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DCD01), Jul 27, 1990: Finn A. Arnold Glassaire/SH-2 (N41FJ), Shenandoah, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT IS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT…

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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