# Accident 19950426011109A: Amtr GLASAIRIII, Elberta, AL, April 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1995, 17:49 local time
- Place: Elberta, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4100° N, 87.5998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4100&lon=-87.5998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86XL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86XL-1998-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Axell Charles L AXELL GLASAIR II RG (registry code 05691BZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/axell-charles-l-axell-glasair-ii-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIII
- Reported engine: CONT IO360B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 587 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950426011109A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES ENGINE SPUTTERED DUE CLOGGED FUEL INJECTOR. PILOT STALLED HOMEBUILT AND ENTERED FLAT SPIN TO IMPACT.

## 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 ATL95FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA090), Apr 26, 1995: Axell, Charles Glasair  RG-2 (N86XL), Elberta, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A BLOCKED FUEL INJECTOR NOZZLE.

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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