# Accident 20001003016309A: Amtr SEAWIND3000, Saluda, SC, October 3, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2000, 08:30 local time
- Place: Saluda, SC
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1596° N, 81.3393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1596&lon=-81.3393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98GG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98GG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grimaud Joseph A JR SEAWIND 3000 (registry code 05606XK, https://openairdocs.org/model/grimaud-joseph-a-jr-seawind-3000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAWIND3000
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001003016309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING CLIMB OUT THE ENGINE SPUTTERED THEN QUIT, AS IF IT HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE HAD CHECKED THE FUEL QUANITY AND HE CALCULATED THAT HE HAD 60.5 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE WINGS DISCLOSED LARGE HOLES AND THE AMOUNT OF FUEL ON BOARD COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AT THE CRASH SITE.

## 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 ATL01LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA004), Oct 3, 2000: Joseph A. Grimaud Seawind 3000 (N98GG), Chapin, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the 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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