# Accident 19990626007779A: Amtr SEARAY, Morenci, MI, June 26, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1999, 19:55 local time
- Place: Morenci, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7209° N, 84.2109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7209&lon=-84.2109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N827P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N827P-2000-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Porter Roger SEAREY (registry code 05607AR, https://openairdocs.org/model/porter-roger-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEARAY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990626007779A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TRIED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE POINT AFTER HE REALIZED THE ACFT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CLEAR THE TREES, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON JUNE 26, 1999, APPROX. 1955 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMATEUR-BUILT PORTER, SEAREY, N827P, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING NEAR MORENCI, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FROM HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AND DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT HE COULD CLEAR THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN ADJACENT FIELD.  THE PILOT STATED THAT, WHILE TURNING TOWARD THE ADJACENT FIELD, THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE GROUND.                                         (-23) ON TAKE OFF FROM A PRIVATE FIELD IN MORENCI, MI., THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LEFT TURN SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF.  THE TURN WAS MADE TO AVOID A LINE OF TREES WHICH THE PILOT BELEIVED HE WOULD NOT CLEAR.  THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AN D HIT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI99LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA197), Jun 26, 1999: Porter Searey (N827P), Morenci, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilots inadequate preflight planning and his failure to maintain airspeed. Factors to the accident were the high trees at the departure end of the runway, and the stall encountered.

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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