# Accident 19990717009099A: Amtr BUSHBYMII, Daytona Beach, FL, July 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1999, 16:15 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Spruce Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1705° N, 81.1397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1705&lon=-81.1397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102JB-1999-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Blackburn John D JR BUSHBY M II (registry code 1690389, https://openairdocs.org/model/blackburn-john-d-jr-bushby-m-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BUSHBYMII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990717009099A

## Narrative

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

1 FATAL WHEN N102JB BUSHBY HOMEBUILT/EXPERIMENTAL CRASHED 1 NE 44J (DAYTONA BEACH, FL) SPRUCE CREEK AIRPORT. CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. NO ATC INVOLVEMENT. (.19) ON JULY 17, 1999, AT 1615 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BUSHBY M-II EXPERIMENTAL, N102JB, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE SPRUCE CREEK AIRPORT, IN DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE WAS DEPARTING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. MOMENTS LATER THE AIRPLANE WAS SEEN DESCENDING AND IMPACTING INTO TREES. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE FAA FOUND THE DISTRIBUTOR COIL WIRE DISCONNECTED FROM THE DISTRIBUTOR AND LYING LOOSE ON THE ENGINE. (-23) SEE ATTACHMENT

## 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 ATL99LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA109), Jul 17, 1999: Blackburn John D. Jr. Bushby M II (N102JB), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to securely reconnect the distributor coil wire during routine maintenance. Factors were the unsuitable terrain and trees.

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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