# Accident 19980515009529A: Amtr MA5, Westminster, MD, May 15, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1998, 13:20 local time
- Place: Westminster, MD
- Airport: Clearview Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5693° N, 76.9992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5693&lon=-76.9992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83MC-2001-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Deberry Stephen W MARQUART MA-5 CHARGR (registry code 05624KP, https://openairdocs.org/model/deberry-stephen-w-marquart-ma-5-chargr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MA5
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,884 total, 24 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980515009529A

## Narrative

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

ACFT EXPER ENGINE PROBLEMS. PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING. FLIPPED OVER INVERTED AND BURNED AT THE END RUNWAY. (.4)AFTER TAKEOFF, ABOUT 100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE AIRPLANE SUFFERED A COMPLETE POWER LOSS.  THE PILOT ACTIVATED THE WOBBLE PUMP, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND.  HE TRIED TO DISSIPATE AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE WITH SKIDDING S-TURNS TO REMAIN OVER THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT SAID HE THEN INTENTIONALLY STALLED THE AIRPLANE BECAUSE THE RUNWAY HAD NO OVERRUN, AND THE TERRAIN DROPPED SHARPLY, ABOUT 100 FEET, INTO A CREEK AND TREES.  THE AIRPLANE STALLED FROM ABOUT A 30 FOOT HEIGHT, IMPACTED LEFT WING, NOSE DOWN, AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN, JUST OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  IT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE.  THE PILOT SAID HE FELT THE AIRPLANE WAS ON FIRE IN FLIGHT, BEFORE THE CRASH.  EXAMINATION REVEALED THE CARBURETOR FLEXIBLE INLET LINE HAD FAILED AT THE SLEEVE FITTING.

## 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 NYC98LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA109), May 15, 1998: Deberry Marquart MA-5 (N83MC), Westminster, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: Failure of a fuel line fitting which led to an engine failure and fire. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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