# Accident 20010731021499A: Amtr GLASTAR, Henefer, UT, July 31, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2001, 12:42 local time
- Place: Henefer, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0137° N, 111.4934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Henefer, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0137&lon=-111.4934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N533WW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N533WW-2003-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wilson William G GLASTAR (registry code 05610IP, https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-william-g-glastar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASTAR
- Reported engine: LYC O320D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,223 total, 87 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010731021499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ROCK SPRINGS, WY AIRPORT ENROUTE TO WENDOVER, UT. THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR AT A SLOW DESCENT AT 11,500 FEET IN THE AREA OF HENEFER, UT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND AT APPROXIMATELY 6700 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS EAST OF HENEFER, UT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A VERTICAL DIVE. (.4) THE PILOT OF THE AMATEUR-BUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE WAS RECEIVING VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING SERVICES WHEN RADIO AND RADAR CONTACT WERE LOST. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN A VERTICAL ATTITUDE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF AIRFRAME, POWERPLANT, PROPELLER, OR FLIGHT CONTROL MALFUNCTION/FAILURE. AUTOPSY WAS INCONCLUSIVE AND TOXICOLOGY WAS NOT POSSIBLE. THE PILOT'S SON-IN-LAW SAID THAT APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT HAD COMPLAINED OF SHORTNESS OF BREATH.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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