# Accident 19911031053579A: Amtr HAWK, West Memphis, AR, October 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1991, 14:50 local time
- Place: West Memphis, AR
- Airport: West Memphis Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1351° N, 90.2344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WEST MEMPHIS MUNI (AWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1351&lon=-90.2344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601AS-1998-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balkema J / Boven L KESTREL HAWK (registry code 95708AW, https://openairdocs.org/model/balkema-j-boven-l-kestrel-hawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HAWK
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,506 total, 1,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911031053579A

## Narrative

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

MADE GO AROUND. CUT BACK POWER ON DOWNWIND. ENGINE QUIT. STALLED ON LANDING. MANUFACTURER HAD DESIGNATED AUTO FUEL.

## 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 FTW92LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA016), Oct 31, 1991: Balkema/Boven Kestrel Hawk (N601AS), West Memphis, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER AN INADVERTENT STALL DURING FLARE AT EXCESSIVE ALTITUDE WHILE EXECUTING THE FORCED LANDING. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND UNAUTHORIZED PERSON PERFORMED…

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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