# Accident 20020110038459A: Amtr LONGBOW150, Oak Hill, FL, January 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2002, 11:50 local time
- Place: Oak Hill, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8601° N, 80.8508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8601&lon=-80.8508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N150LB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N150LB-2002-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Springer H L/Lytle F M II LONGBOW 150 (registry code 056073U, https://openairdocs.org/model/springer-h-l-lytle-f-m-ii-longbow-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LONGBOW150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 17 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020110038459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT OBSERVED DOING A CIRCLING MANEUVER THEN DOING A VERTICAL DIVE INTO THE WATER. PILOT HAD HISTORY OF HEART PROBLEMS. INSPECTION OF A/C SHOWED ALL CONTROL SURFACES INTACT AND CONNECTED, ENGINE APPEARED TO BE OPERATING AT TIME OF IMPACT. WAITING ON MED EXAMINERS AIRPORT.

## 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 ATL02LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA035), Jan 10, 2002: Springer Longbow 150 (N150LB), Oak Hill, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The improper modification of the exhaust muffler which resulted in fractures that enabled the contamination of the cabin heating and ventilation system. The pilot subsequently became incapacitated by…

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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