# Accident 19920715025669A: Amtr GLASAIR, Auburn, AL, July 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1992, 08:55 local time
- Place: Auburn, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5894° N, 85.4805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5894&lon=-85.4805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N383KR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920715025669A

## Narrative

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

STALLED IN A STEEP NOSE HIGH TURN. ENTERED SPIN. FAILED TO RECOVER.

## 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 ATL92FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA138), Jul 15, 1992: Kory G. Cornum SH-3R (N383KR), Auburn, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED AFTER INITIATING A MANEUVER FROM LOW ALTITUDE. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE.

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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