# Accident 19910713027519A: Amtrac ELITE532, Quitman, MS, July 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1991, 07:30 local time
- Place: Quitman, MS
- Airport: Clarke County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0395° N, 88.7204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0395&lon=-88.7204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7165P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAC ELITE532
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 5 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910713027519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT INDUCED OSCILLATIONS ON CLIMBOUT CAUSED PITCH OVER. ROTORS HIT PROP AND GYROPLANE CRASHED. NO DUAL CHECKOUT.

## 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 MIA91LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA185), Jul 13, 1991: Donald R. Lee AIR Command (N7165P), Quitman, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMANDS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL RESULTING IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT AND AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

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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