# Accident 19900930043909A: Amtrpa PUSHER, Kankakee, IL, September 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1990, 14:20 local time
- Place: Kankakee, IL
- Airport: Greater Kankakee
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1107° N, 87.8600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1107&lon=-87.8600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75FM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75FM-1991-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Muntwyler/Pierson PUSHER (registry code 056128N, https://openairdocs.org/model/muntwyler-pierson-pusher) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPA PUSHER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,546 total, 28 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEE10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEE10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900930043909A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND SPUN IN ON DOWNWIND. SEAT FOUND FULL AFT. OVER GROSS. PILOT HAD SEVERE ARTERY DISEASE. THROTTLE CLOSED.

## 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 CHI90DEE10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEE10), Sep 30, 1990: Jeff Pierson Pierson Pusher (N75FM), Kankakee, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO ACTIVATION OF CARBURETOR CHOKE AND AN INADVERTENT STALL DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N75FM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900316014299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900316014299I), Mar 16, 1990: Amtrpa PUSHER (N75FM), Kankakee, IL, Minor damage. Engine failed. Forced landing. Gear collapsed. Right tank empty and unable to restart after switching tanks.

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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