# Accident 19960530012029A: Amtr SEABIRD, Geneseo, IL, May 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1996, 09:30 local time
- Place: Geneseo, IL
- Airport: Gen-Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4403° N, 90.1494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4403&lon=-90.1494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92LL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92LL-1997-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dotson Lloyd SAO PAULO SEABIRD (registry code 05626G8, https://openairdocs.org/model/dotson-lloyd-sao-paulo-seabird) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEABIRD
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 963 total, 20 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960530012029A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED TO SPIN IN NEAR AIRPORT. PHASE AND CAUSE UNDETERMINED. NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES. (-23) ON MAY 30, 1996 MR.LLOYD G. DOTSON DEPARTED GENESEO ILLINOIS FOR AN FAR 91 FLIGHT. THE EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, A MODEL SAO PAULO SEABIRD WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY LLOYD G. DOTSON. THE PILOT POSSESSED A CURRENT SINGLE ENGINE LAND, INSTRUMENT CERTIFICATE WITH A 3RD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED 1 MILE SW OF GENESEO AIRPORT IN A LEFT SPIN. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A 70 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THERE WAS NO POST OR PRE IMPACT FIRE. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE NOTED DURING THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING.

## 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 CHI96FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA179), May 30, 1996: Dotson Seabird (N92LL), Geneseo, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a loos of power due to a blocked fuel line and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed.

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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