# Incident 19961214044689I: Amtrlt EMERAUDSUPER, Burlington, CO, December 14, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1996
- Place: Burlington, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3041° N, 102.2714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3041&lon=-102.2714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999MW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N999MW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mann-Robert SUPER EMERAUDE (registry code 7020224, https://openairdocs.org/model/mann-robert-super-emeraude) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRLT EMERAUDSUPER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961214044689I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS STOLEN FROM GXY AIRPORT ON OR ABOUT 12/14/96. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO ITR (BURLINGTON CO) AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WAS AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT PROBABLY EXPERIENCED A PROP STRIKE ON LANDING, WHICH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES KNOWN. A FIXED BASE OPERATOR AT THE AIRPORT LOANED A CAR TO GO TO TOWN TO WHO THE OPERATOR THINKS WAS THE PILOT. THE INDIVIDUAL STOLE THE CAR AND WAS PICKED UP AFTER RUNNING A TOLL BOOTH IN LEAVENWORTH, KS. MR. SPEAS, THE SUSPECT, WAS NEVER POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS THE PILOT. MR. SPEAS IS CURRENTLY INCARCERATED AND HAS MULTIPLE FELONY CHARGES PENDING. HE HOLDS ONLY A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO INTERVIEW HIM, WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. AFTER CONSULTING WITH REGIONAL LEGAL COUNSEL AND SUPERVISOR, THERE WAS A DECISION NOT TO PURSUE THE INCIDENT FURTHER.

## Other reports on N999MW (1)

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

- [Incident 19821121066339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821121066339I), Nov 21, 1982: Amtrlt EMERAUDSUPER (N999MW), Gothenburg, NE. On touch-and-go landings engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Bent fuel tank float caused incorrect fuel reading.

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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