# Accident 20000912042789A: Amtr ERACER, Chicago/Aurora, IL, September 12, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2000, 18:11 local time
- Place: Chicago/Aurora, IL
- Airport: Aurora Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7594° N, 88.4493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7594&lon=-88.4493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345JM-2008-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Morrison John K E RACER (registry code 05628U1, https://openairdocs.org/model/morrison-john-k-e-racer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ERACER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 25 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000912042789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A SUPERCHARGER. THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER WHILE ON A LEFT BASE TO RUNWAY 33. IT LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD, SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LOST ITS RIGHT WING DURING IMPACT.

## 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 CHI00LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA298), Sep 12, 2000: Morrison E-RACER (N345JM), Sugar Grove, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the owner/builder's inadequate modification to the engine air intake system and the inadvertent engine shutdown. Factors included the low air pressure of the air intake system and the excessive fuel…

## Other reports on N345JM (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080621841819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080621841819A), Jun 21, 2008: Amtr ERACER (N345JM), Chicago/Aurora, IL, Destroyed. (-23) Departed Aurora airport, IL runway 27. Engine lost some power. Pilot notified ATC, he was returning to the airport. Smoke started to fill the cockpit.…
- [Incident 19990821033529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990821033529I), Aug 21, 1999: Amtr ERACER (N345JM), Chicago/Aurora, IL, Minor damage. (-23) At approximately 4:20 CDT, the main landing gear collapsed on N345JM, an expermintal amateur built e-racer aircraft. At the time of the incident, the…

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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