# Accident 19910818034579A: Amtr FISHER, Sparta, MI, August 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1991, 19:46 local time
- Place: Sparta, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1500° N, 85.6996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1500&lon=-85.6996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52KP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FISHER
- Reported engine: AMTR KAWASAKI*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 323 total, 14 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DEM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910818034579A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND CRASHED. NO FUEL FOUND IN TANK OR CARBURETOR.

## 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 CHI91DEM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEM08), Aug 19, 1991: Fisher FT101 (N52KP), Sparta, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN IMPROPER PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE INADEQUATE ALTITUDE FOR THE TURN BACK TOWARDS THE RUNWAY AND THE STALL/SPIN ENCOUNTERED BY THE PILOT.

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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