# Accident 19980313003379A: Amtr SX300, Thomson, GA, March 13, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1998, 19:02 local time
- Place: Thomson, GA
- Airport: Thomson-Mcduffie County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4595° N, 82.5007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4595&lon=-82.5007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83JH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83JH-2013-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hickey John S SWEARINGEN SX300 (registry code 8800006, https://openairdocs.org/model/hickey-john-s-swearingen-sx300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SX300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,367 total, 11 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98FA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980313003379A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ENROUTE. CRASHED IN TREES. ELT NOT ARMED. PILOT DIED EXPOSURE. FUEL WAS DEPLETED. 911 CALLED IGNORED. (.4)A 911 CALLER REPORTED THAT HE HEARD AND SAW AN AIRPLANE FLY OVERHEAD ABOUT 500 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND ON A WESTERLY HEADING. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND 'CUTTING OUT'. THE ENGINE THEN WENT SILENT AS THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED BELOW THE TREE TOPS. THE 911 OPERATOR TOLD THE CALLER THAT SHE WOULD TELEPHONE THE LOCAL AIRPORT, AND INQUIRE ABOUT THE REPORTED AIRPLANE. WHEN THE 911 OPERATOR TELEPHONED THE AIRPORT, THERE WAS NO ANSWER. THERE WAS NO FURTHER ACTION BY THE 911 SERVICE UNTIL THE FAMILY OF THE PILOT INQUIRED ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THE AIRPLANE SEVERAL HOURS LATER. THE AIRPLANE WAS LOCATED TWO MILES EAST OF THE AIRPORT TWO DAYS LATER. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS LISTED AS BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA, COMPLICATED BY HYPOTHERMIA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S LOGBOOK, THE AIRPLANE HAD FLOWN 4.6 HOURS FROM THE TIME IT WAS LAST REFUELED TO THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE AIRPLANE HOLDS 66 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE FUEL CONSUMPTION RANGES BETW                                                                                                                EEN 4.125 AND 5.5 HOURS. THE PILOT HAD 11 HOURS OF TOTAL TIME IN THIS AIRPLANE.

## 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 ATL98FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98FA056), Mar 14, 1998: John S. Hickey Swearingen SX 300 (N83JH), Thomson, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning of the fuel supply required for the flight that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N83JH (3)

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

- [Incident 19950914031459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950914031459I), Sep 14, 1995: Amtres SX300 (N83JH), Schenectady, NY, Minor damage. Noted gear problems en route. Returned for flyby. Right gear hanging. Collapsed landing. Actuator rod end broke.
- [Incident 19931014046309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931014046309I), Oct 14, 1993: Amtres SX300 (N83JH), Schenectady, NY, Minor damage. Hot engine start. Throttle in advanced position. High RPM on start. Aircraft moved forward. Struck a fence.
- [Incident 19930704028779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930704028779I), Jul 4, 1993: Amtres SX300 (N83JH), Schenectady, NY, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Downlock hook was stretched while allowed in failure of the locking brace.

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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