# Accident 19970413005749A: Amtr GLASAIRIII, Congress, AZ, April 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1997, 11:54 local time
- Place: Congress, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9009° N, 112.9008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9009&lon=-112.9008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28BD-2017-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Devendorf Bryan K GLASAIR III SH3R (registry code 05691FD, https://openairdocs.org/model/devendorf-bryan-k-glasair-iii-sh3r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIII
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970413005749A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED INVERTED FLAT SPIN TO IMPACT. NO ANOMAILIES FOUND. HOW OR WHY THE HOMEBUILT ENTERED INVERTED SPIN UNKNOWN.

## 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 LAX97LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA158), Apr 13, 1997: Devendorf Glassair GL25 (N28BD), Congress, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to recover from an inverted stall/spin prior to impact with the ground. The reason for the loss of control was not determined.

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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