# Accident 19930608017339A: Amtrts SEAHAWK, Orange, MA, June 8, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1993, 19:00 local time
- Place: Orange, MA
- Airport: Orange Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5700° N, 72.2885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORANGE MUNI (ORE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5700&lon=-72.2885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5857X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5857X-1993-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Camacho Henry J SEAHAWK (registry code 9570779, https://openairdocs.org/model/camacho-henry-j-seahawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTS SEAHAWK
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930608017339A

## Narrative

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

PITCHED UP AND STALLED ON LIFTOFF. INSTABILITY ON LIFTOFF INDICATES CG TOO FAR AFT. FIRST TEST FLIGHT OF HOMEBUILT

## 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 NYC93LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA106), Jun 8, 1993: Henry J. Camacho Seahawk (N5857X), Orange, MA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive rotation and failure to obtain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall and inflight collision with the terrain. A factor was the pilot's inexperience in the…

## Other reports on N5857X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890904052309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890904052309I), Sep 4, 1989: Amtrts SEAHAWK (N5857X), Nashua, NH, Substantial damage. Wind gust caused aircraft to become airborne on high speed taxi test. Came down dragged wing and ground looped.

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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