# Accident 19911027047989A: Amtr GLASAIR, Scottsdale, AZ, October 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1991, 09:09 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6107° N, 111.8892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6107&lon=-111.8892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121ST-1992-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hacker Stephen W GLASAIR III (registry code 05691AU, https://openairdocs.org/model/hacker-stephen-w-glasair-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- Reported engine: LYC IO540P1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911027047989A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN,TURBULENCE AND LIGHTNING. LOST CONTROL. NOT CERTIFIED FOR IFR.

## 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 LAX92LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA026), Oct 27, 1991: Glassair III (N121ST), Scottsdale, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS DECISION TO FLY INTO KNOWN FORECAST WEATHER CONDITIONS SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED BY THE AIRPLANE'S OWNER'S MANUAL AND DECISION TO ALLOW AN UNQUALIFIED PILOT WITH…

## Other reports on N121ST (1)

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

- [Incident 19910113002689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910113002689I), Jan 13, 1991: Amtr GLASAIR (N121ST), Belen, NM, Minor damage. Nose wheel collapsed on rollout. Slid on its nose to a stop.

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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