# Accident 19920531017069A: Amtrac ELITE532, Washburn, IA, May 31, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: Washburn, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4103° N, 92.2669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washburn, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4103&lon=-92.2669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211CL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211CL-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rutter Royce R 532 COMMANDER ELITE (registry code 130014H, https://openairdocs.org/model/rutter-royce-r-532-commander-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: 439 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92DCD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920531017069A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT MADE STEEP BANK, ROLLED INVERTED AND CRASHED.

## 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 CHI92DCD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCD05), May 31, 1992: Rutter 532 Commander (N211CL), Washburn, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE GRYOCOPTER DURING INITIAL CLIMB.

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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