# Accident 20020713015939A: Amtr CASUTRACESE1, Tucson, AZ, July 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2002, 06:43 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1497° N, 111.1769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1497&lon=-111.1769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2018S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2018S-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Steen James L SE 1 (registry code 05612GP, https://openairdocs.org/model/steen-james-l-se-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CASUTRACESE1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020713015939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ADVISED THE TOWER OF HIS AWOS BRIEFING AND REQUESTED TO STAY IN CLOSE FOR THE FLIGHT. PRIOR TO TAKEOFF THE PILOT STATED TO THE TOWER "I'M NOT SURE HOW THIS IS GOING TO WORK OUT." ON CROSSWIND THE PILOT ADVISED THE TOWER THAT "HE HAD A REAL PROBLEM" AND STATED "I'M GOING TO HAVE TO ---." THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOTICED BY TOWER PERSONNEL TO BE NOSE DOWN AND DESCENDING TO THE DESERT AREA SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND POST-CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT ON BOARD. NO ONE ON THE GROUND WAS INJURED.--END--

## 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 LAX02LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA223), Jul 13, 2002: Steen SE-1 (N2018S), Tucson, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the loss of engine power during takeoff for undetermined reasons.

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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