# Accident 19900930043249A: Amtrac ELITE532, Jerseyville, IL, September 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1990, 16:45 local time
- Place: Jerseyville, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1102° N, 90.3195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1102&lon=-90.3195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60AC-2013-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carlson Allen B COMMANDER ELITE (registry code 13027KM, https://openairdocs.org/model/carlson-allen-b-commander-elite) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAC ELITE532
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEV10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEV10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900930043249A

## Narrative

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

GYROPLANE FELL TO GROUND. NO REGISTRATION OR GYROPLANE RATING. EVIDENCE MAIN ROTOR STRUCK TAIL.

## 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 CHI90DEV10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEV10), Sep 30, 1990: Carlson Commander Elite (N60AC), Jerseyville, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE GYROPLANE.

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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