# Accident 20000413008579A: Amtr GLASTAR, Woodstock, AL, April 13, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2000, 16:10 local time
- Place: Woodstock, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1594° N, 87.1709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1594&lon=-87.1709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N897G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N897G-2003-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hartline John Bon GLASTAR (registry code 05604RZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/hartline-john-bon-glastar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASTAR
- Reported engine: AMTR SUBARUEJ25
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 29 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000413008579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT FLYING AT CRUISE FLIGHT FOR APPROX. 30 MINUTES AFTER REFUELING. ENGINE FAILED, PILOT ATTEMPTED RESTART DURING GLIDE TO SUITABLE LANDING AREA. ENGINE FAILED TO RE-START, A/C GLIDED SHORT OF INTENDED OFF-AIRPORT LANDING AREA, STRUCK THE TOP OF A TREE, RESULTING IN CONTACT WITH A MARSHY GROUND AREA NOSE FIRST, A/C INA VERTICAL RESTING POSITION. (.4)ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER REFUELING, AND AT A CRUISE ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 2,000 FEET, THE ENGINE FAILED.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE DURING THE FORCED LANDING.  THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART; THE AIRPLANE GLIDED SHORT OF INTENDED OFF-AIRPORT LANDING AREA, AND STRUCK THE TOP OF A TREE.  AFTER STRIKING THE TREE THE AIRPLANE WENT NOSE FIRST INTO A MARSHY AREA.  THE ENGINE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A DUAL ELECTRONIC IGNITION, CONTROLLED BY A COMPUTER IN CONJUNCTION WITH A COMPUTER DRIVEN FUEL COMPENSATION UNIT.  THE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED BEYOND TESTING CAPABILITY.  THE FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ENGINE COMPANY STATED, '...THAT HE BELIEVED THE MALFUNCTION WAS THE RESULT OF ONE OR MORE COMPUTERS.'  DUE TO IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED.

## 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 MIA00LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA132), Apr 13, 2000: Hartline Glastar (N897G), Woodstock, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: a total engine failure for undetermined reason, resulting in a forced landing and subsequent impact with a tree.

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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