# Accident 19951124038449A: Amtrts SEAHAWK, Marengo, IL, November 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Marengo, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1093° N, 89.0008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1093&lon=-89.0008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N391SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N391SP-1997-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcclung Richard C SEA HAWKER (registry code 9570897, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcclung-richard-c-sea-hawker) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTS SEAHAWK
- Reported engine: LYC O320A3B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 186 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951124038449A

## Narrative

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

HEARD NOISE LOCAL FLIGHT. ELECTED LAND IN FIELD. CAUGHT FIRE AFTER LANDING IMPACT. UPPER RIGHT WING HAD SEPARATED. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BELVEDERE, ILLINOIS FOR LOCAL FLIGHT. DURING CRUISE PHASE PILOT HEARD NOISE AND MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN FIELD NEAR MARENGO, IL. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. PILOT AND PASSENGER UNINJURED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED RIGHT UPPER WING HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI96LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA041), Nov 24, 1995: Mcclung SEA Hawk (N391SP), Marengo, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: the failure of the upper right wing due to the presence of unbonded areas between the spar cap and the bidirectional fiberglass. The unbonded areas were due to the inadequate manufacturing of the…

## Other reports on N391SP (1)

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

- [Incident 19920613024649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920613024649I), Jun 13, 1992: Amtrts SEAHAWK (N391SP), Rockford, IL. Landed gear up. Pilot unaware nose gear didn't cycle down. Gear cylinder actuator.

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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