# Accident 19930403007789A: Amtr LACO145, Tuskegee, AL, April 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1993, 12:10 local time
- Place: Tuskegee, AL
- Airport: Tuskegee Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3896° N, 85.6808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3896&lon=-85.6808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89ST-1993-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thomason John LACO 145 (registry code 0569131, https://openairdocs.org/model/thomason-john-laco-145) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LACO145
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 424 total, 19 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930403007789A

## Narrative

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

LANDED TAILWHEEL FIRST. LEAF SPRINGS BROKE CAUSED GROUND LOOP. FRACTURES FROM CORROSION AND OVERSTRESS.

## 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 ATL93LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA069), Apr 3, 1993: John Thomason Laco 145 (N89ST), Tuskegee, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE TAIL WHEEL LEAF SPRINGS, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

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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