# Accident 19981030031049A: Amtr ACEYDEUCY, Ava, MO, October 30, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1998, 11:30 local time
- Place: Ava, MO
- Airport: Ava Bill Martin Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9504° N, 92.6606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9504&lon=-92.6606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N597HJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N597HJ-2001-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jordan Henry J ACEY DEUCY P70 (registry code 05650G9, https://openairdocs.org/model/jordan-henry-j-acey-deucy-p70) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ACEYDEUCY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,894 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981030031049A

## Narrative

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

ON DEPARTURE FROM AVA, MO., ACFT SWERVED TO RIGHT AND PILOT COULD NOT RECOVER, CRASHED ON AIRPORT PROPERTY OFF RWY. (.19)ON OCTOBER 30, 1998, AT 1130 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN AMATEUR BUILT ACEY DEUCY P70, N597HJ, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING LOSS OF CONTROL DURING INITIAL CLIMB ON TAKEOFF AT AVA, MISSOURI. THE PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES.  HE SAID THAT THIS WAS HIS SECOND FLIGHT IN THE AIRPLANE AND THAT ON LIFTOFF HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ROLL AUTHORITY.  THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE.  THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDNET WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF A PRIVATE STRIP NEAR GAINESVILLE, MISSOURI.                             (.4) THE PILOT PURCHASED THE AMATEUR BUILT AIRPLANE ALREADY CONSTRUCTED. ON HIS FIRST FLIGHT HE REPORTED A LACK OF AILERON CONTROL AT SLOW SPEED. HE ATTEMPTED TO OBTAIN THE SERVICES OF ANOTHER PILOT TO FLY THE AIRPLANE AND EVALUATE IT. THE OTHER PILOT MADE A HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST AND THEN REFUSED TO FLY THE AIRPLANE. THE OWNER/PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED A FLIGHT, LOST CONTROL ON LIFTOFF AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE A CCIDENT REVEALED ASYMMETRIC DEFLECTION OF THE AILERONS. THE RIGHT AILERON DEFLECTED 6' IN EITHER DIRECTION, WHILE THE LEFT AILERON DEFLECTED 3' IN EACH DIRECTION.

## 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 CHI99LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA021), Oct 30, 1998: Jordan Acey Deucy P70 (N597HJ), Ava, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's attempted operation of the airplane with known deficiencies, and his not obtaining control of the airplane in flight. A factor was asymmetrical ailerons.

## Other reports on N597HJ (2)

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

- [Accident 19840705033109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840705033109A), Jul 5, 1984: Amtrpw ACEYDEUCY (N597HJ), Holly, MI, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Struck trees and nosed over on the forced landing. Alternator belt came off and jammed in ring gear.
- [Accident 19831103056479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831103056479A), Nov 3, 1983: Amtrpw ACEYDEUCY (N597HJ), Chesaning, MI, Substantial damage. Engine stoppage from the ignition switch grounded, due to inadequate grounding cable. Crashed during emergency land

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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