# Accident 19960821023409A: Amtr GLASAIRIII, Kinston, NC, August 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1996, 17:15 local time
- Place: Kinston, NC
- Airport: Eastern Regional Jetport At Stall
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1903° N, 122.3308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1903&lon=-122.3308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N289W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N289W-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Westcott Stewart E GLASAIR I-FT (registry code 05624L7, https://openairdocs.org/model/westcott-stewart-e-glasair-i-ft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIII
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,982 total, 26 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960821023409A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED ON A ROAD. HIT 2 VEHICLES. BOGUS AIR FILTER SCREEN BROKE. SUCKED FOAM INTO CARB.

## 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 SEA96LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA196), Aug 21, 1996: Westcott Glasair I-FT (N289W), Puyallup, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the air inlet screen, and subsequent ingestion of the foam air filter. An inadequate maintenance modification by the amateur builder and no suitable landing area were related factors.

## Other reports on N289W (1)

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

- [Incident 19940423016949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940423016949I), Apr 23, 1994: Amtr GLASAIR (N289W), Hermiston, OR, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found nose leg separated at the tack welds.

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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