# Accident 20010727027639A: Amtr LANCAIR320, Charleston, NY, July 27, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2001, 17:15 local time
- Place: Charleston, NY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8272° N, 74.4039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8272&lon=-74.4039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92SB-2017-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bryan Charles LANCAIR 320 (registry code 0561839, https://openairdocs.org/model/bryan-charles-lancair-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR320
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010727027639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PER WITNESS, PILOT OVERFLEW A PRIVATE AIRPORT TWO TIMES, VERY LOW AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. ON A THIRD PASS AIRCRAFT WAS IN A DIVE, FAILED TO PULL OUT AND STRUCK TREES.

## 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 IAD01LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA087), Jul 27, 2001: Charles Lancair 320 (N92SB), Charleston, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering, which resulted in a collision with trees.

## Other reports on N92SB (3)

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

- [Incident 19980511018399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980511018399I), May 11, 1998: Amtr LANCAIR (N92SB), Van Nuys, CA. Runway trim tab condition. Difficult to control aircraft. Faulty electric servo actuator contained stripped gears.
- [Incident 19960921034289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960921034289I), Sep 21, 1996: Amtr LANCAIR (N92SB), Great Falls, MT, Minor damage. Narrative: on 09-21-96, at approximately 1300 MST, a Lancair, N92SB, operated by private pilot walter parker, experienced a failure of the right main landing…
- [Incident 19940719030829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940719030829I), Jul 19, 1994: Amtr LANCAIR (N92SB), Chino, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: on July 19, 1994, at approximately 15:38, PDT, michael thomson landed at the Chino Airport on runway 21 in N92SB, a Lancair, model 320. Upon landing…

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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