# Accident 19950721019159A: Amtrsg FALCONARF9, Grand Haven, MI, July 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1995, 20:45 local time
- Place: Grand Haven, MI
- Airport: Grand Haven Memorial Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0505° N, 86.2193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0505&lon=-86.2193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N218DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218DA-2002-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Archer Darrell FALCONAR F9 (registry code 05658UC, https://openairdocs.org/model/archer-darrell-falconar-f9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A40 series (registry code 17001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a40-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSG FALCONARF9
- Reported engine: CONT A404
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950721019159A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON SHORT FINAL. STRUCK WIRES PRIOR GROUND IMPACT. (-23) ON JULY 20, 1995 AT 2045 HOURS EDT AT THE GRAND HAVEN AN EXPERIMENTAL CERTIFICATED, AMATEUR BUILT JODEL FACONAR F-9 CRASHED 1500 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 09. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE STALLED, ENGAGING AN ELECTRICAL WIRE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN 90 DEGREES INTO A ROW OF PINE TREES. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 CHI95LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA229), Jul 21, 1995: Darrell Falconar F9 (N218DA), Grand Haven, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during the climb after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's use of an unapproved drug…

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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