# Accident 19920502012989A: Amtr RS15, Benton, TN, May 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1992, 14:30 local time
- Place: Benton, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1703° N, 84.6504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1703&lon=-84.6504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17TM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17TM-1992-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schreder SCHREDER RS-15 (registry code 7900107, https://openairdocs.org/model/schreder-schreder-rs-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RS15
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 438 total, 130 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920502012989A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND IN A FIELD. UNABLE THEN TRIED FOR ROAD. STRUCK A POLE AND CRASHED INTO TREES. TOO LOW TO MAKE AIRPORT

## 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 ATL92LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA093), May 2, 1992: Schreder RS-15 (N17TM), Benton, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGED APPROACH TO THE OPEN FIELD, WHICH RESULTED IN THE FORCED LANDING ON THE OBSTACLE LINED ROAD.

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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