# Accident 19910804031249A: Amtrac ELITE532, Libby, MT, August 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1991, 13:25 local time
- Place: Libby, MT
- Airport: Libby Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3208° N, 115.3608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3208&lon=-115.3608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70300, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70300-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylor Allen TAYLOR 532 ELITE (registry code 130014Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylor-allen-taylor-532-elite) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAC ELITE532
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 376 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910804031249A

## Narrative

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

FIRST FLIGHT IN TYPE. OVER CONTROLLED PITCH AND POWER. GYRATED FORE AND AFT. PITCHED OVER INVERTED. ROTORS CAME OFF

## 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 SEA91LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA202), Aug 4, 1991: Taylor Air Command 532 Elite (N70300), Libby, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF DUE TO THE PILOT'S TOTAL LACK OF 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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