# Accident 19980606046619A: Amtr PULSAR, Greenfield, IN, June 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1998, 16:33 local time
- Place: Greenfield, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7902° N, 85.7693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7902&lon=-85.7693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N177TW-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wolfe Thomas M PULSAR (registry code 05620SB, https://openairdocs.org/model/wolfe-thomas-m-pulsar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PULSAR
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980606046619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS DOING FULL STALLS. THE AIRCRAFT UPON STALLING, PITCHED DOWN AND THE PILOT FAILED TO RELEASE THE BACK PRESSURE ON THE ELEVATOR, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO RECOVER.  THE BALLISTIC CHUTE WAS DEPLOYED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD CAUSING DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI98LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA197), Jun 6, 1998: Wolfe Pulsar 582 (N177TW), Greenfield, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to obtain control of the aircraft during the recovery from a stall. Factors associated with the accident were the intentional stall initiated and the low altitude which did not…

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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