# Accident 19941127039199A: Amtr GLASAIRIII, Timmonsville, SC, November 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1994, 11:10 local time
- Place: Timmonsville, SC
- Airport: Huggins Memorial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1296° N, 79.9393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1296&lon=-79.9393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N169DW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIII
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 370 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941127039199A

## Narrative

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

VFR NOT ADVISED. LOW IFR TIME AND KNOWN INOP VACUMM PUMP PROCEEDED INTO IMC. LOST CONTROL. CRASHED.

## 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 ATL95LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA019), Nov 27, 1994: Weeks Glasair SH2F (N169DW), Timmonsville, SC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued operation into known adverse weather conditions with a known aircraft deficiency, and his ensuing spatial disorientation, which resulted in ground impact during an uncontrolled…

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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