# Accident 19980704016279A: Amtr HMB2, Greenwood, IN, July 4, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1998, 09:10 local time
- Place: Greenwood, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6100° N, 86.1104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6100&lon=-86.1104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9129F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9129F-2015-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brunnemer Harlan M HMB-2 (registry code 05601YX, https://openairdocs.org/model/brunnemer-harlan-m-hmb-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HMB2
- Reported engine: AMTR EJ22
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980704016279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 12 VOLT COIL WIRE BROKE IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE.  PILOT AUTOROTATED TO TOUCHDOWN. UPON TOUCHDOWN, NOSE TIRE SUNK INTO ABOUT 6 INCHES OF MUD.  AIRCRAFT ROLLED ON TO IT'S SIDE.  ROTOR, MAST, PROPELLER, AND TAIL SECTION DAMAGED.

## 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 CHI98LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA242), Jul 4, 1998: Brunnemer HMB-2 (N9129F), Greenwood, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to a fractured ignition coil. A factor to the accident was the soft terrain.

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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