# Accident 20020706023619A: Amtr SNS7, Lancaster, TX, July 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2002, 08:50 local time
- Place: Lancaster, TX
- Airport: Lancaster Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7125° N, 96.7189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7125&lon=-96.7189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234JD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234JD-2004-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dill Jackie SNS-7 HIPERBIPE (registry code 05655AD, https://openairdocs.org/model/dill-jackie-sns-7-hiperbipe) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SNS7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020706023619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 6, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 0840 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A DILL JACKIE SNS-7 HIPERBIPE EXPERIMENTAL SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N234JD PILOTED BY MR. LLOYD G. CLEMENTS, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF/INITIAL CLIMB FROM LANCASTER TEXAS AIRPORT. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 FTW02LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA202), Jul 6, 2002: Jackie SNS-7-Hiperbipe 3 (N234JD), Lancaster, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff roll.

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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