# Incident 19940320009579I: Amtrad BUCCANEER, Tarpon Springs, FL, March 20, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1994, 10:30 local time
- Place: Tarpon Springs, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1491° N, 82.7794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tarpon Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1491&lon=-82.7794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8127W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8127W-2003-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hartman Richard J BUCCANEER II (registry code 9570838, https://openairdocs.org/model/hartman-richard-j-buccaneer-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAD BUCCANEER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 635 total, 135 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940320009579I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED THAT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE PROP SPLINTERED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. AIRCRAFT MADE A LANDING IN THE INTERCOASTAL WATER WAY. PILOT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE HAS EXPIRED. INCIDENT REPORT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N8127W (1)

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

- [Accident 20020427015099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020427015099A), Apr 27, 2002: Amtr BUCCANEERII (N8127W), Estero Bay, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On April 27, 2002, at approximately 1600 local time, an experimental amateur-built aircraft model buccaneer ii, N8127W, registered to robert c. pierce,…

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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