# Accident 19990515038489A: Amtr EUROPAMONO, Smiths, AL, May 15, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1999, 16:45 local time
- Place: Smiths, AL
- Airport: Jones Light Aviation Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5298° N, 85.0808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5298&lon=-85.0808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N216JE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N216JE-2001-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boyd Dan MONO-WHEEL;EUROPA (registry code 05605L3, https://openairdocs.org/model/boyd-dan-mono-wheel-europa) (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 EUROPAMONO
- Reported engine: AMTR EA81
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 90 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990515038489A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF A LOUD 'BANG' WAS HEARD AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN INTO THE GROUND. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER AND WHILE CLIMBING TO CLEAR POWER LINES, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND NOSED DOWN INTO A TREE AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE GROUND. A FAA INSPECTOR ON-SCENE STATED THAT EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE FOUND THAT THE ENGINE HAD IMPACTED THE TREE DIRECTLY AT THE PROPELLER, CRACKING THE CRANKCASE, AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING BOTH WINGS AND THE COCKPIT. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING.

## 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 ATL99LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA089), May 15, 1999: Boyd Dan MONO-WHEEL; Euro (N216JE), Smith, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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