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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr LONG EZ · Friendly, MD · June 2, 1999

Date: June 2, 1999 · 09:37 local
Place: Friendly, MD
Airport: Potomac Airfield Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N555L
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC99LA134
Reported as: Amtr Longez
Fatal injuries: 0

N555LRegistration cancelled Nov 4, 1999 · Saliba Naseem N LONG EZS/N 2143 Airframe modelSaliba Naseem N LONG EZ

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N555L, an experimental, landed on a tree top at 1000E for unknown reasons. The pilot the sole occupant was taken to a local hospital with unknown injuries. The acft sustained substantial damage. (-23) it was reported: 8:30 am N555L departed hyde field southbound fof home in Georgia. 9:15 am Mr. Larry stanley flying his plane, observed N555L flying erratically and low in the vicinity of Potomac airport. Mr. Tabashi stated N555L appeared to be in trouble and flying erratically. Mr. Valau patterson said N555L was flying erratically and low, Mr. Adam cope flying his plane, observed N555L flying erratically. 9:35 am N555L appeared to overshoot runway 24 at Potomac airfield-banked to the left. Very low altitude and disappeared into trees. 12:45 pm Mr. Steve gibbsprivacy data omittedcalled FSDO-27 and reported he found a canopy of an aircraft in the Potomac riveraprrox. 5MILES from accident site. Note: there was no canopy found at crash site of N555L.

As the FAA filed it

N555L, AN EXPERIMENTAL, LANDED ON A TREE TOP AT 1000E FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE PILOT THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES. THE ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) IT WAS REPORTED: 8:30 AM N555L DEPARTED HYDE FIELD SOUTHBOUND FOF HOME IN GEORGIA. 9:15 AM MR. LARRY STANLEY FLYING HIS PLANE, OBSERVED N555L FLYING ERRATICALLY AND LOW IN THE VICINITY OF POTOMAC AIRPORT. MR. TABASHI STATED N555L APPEARED TO BE IN TROUBLE AND FLYING ERRATICALLY. MR. VALAU PATTERSON SAID N555L WAS FLYING ERRATICALLY AND LOW, MR. ADAM COPE FLYING HIS PLANE, OBSERVED N555L FLYING ERRATICALLY. 9:35 AM N555L APPEARED TO OVERSHOOT RUNWAY 24 AT POTOMAC AIRFIELD-BANKED TO THE LEFT. VERY LOW ALTITUDE AND DISAPPEARED INTO TREES. 12:45 PM MR. STEVE GIBBS^PRIVACY DATA O^CALLED FSDO-27 AND REPORTED HE FOUND A CANOPY OF AN AIRCRAFT IN THE POTOMAC RIVERAPRROX. 5MILES FROM ACCIDENT SITE. NOTE: THERE WAS NO CANOPY FOUND AT CRASH SITE OF N555L.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC99LA134Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportFriendly, MDThe separation of the airplane canopy for undetermined reasons, the diminished controllability of the airplane, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in a stall/mush into trees short of the runway.Jun 2, 1999 · Destroyed