# Accident 20020904023329A: Amtr QUESTAIRVENT, Crescentcity, CA, September 4, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2002, 13:00 local time
- Place: Crescentcity, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7800° N, 124.2364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7800&lon=-124.2364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6UN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6UN-2003-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Petrik Gene J QUESTAIR VENTURE (registry code 05618FD, https://openairdocs.org/model/petrik-gene-j-questair-venture) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR QUESTAIRVENT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020904023329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 HOURS LOCAL MR. GENE PETRIK WAS APPROACHING RUNWAY 17 LOCATED AT CRESCENT CITY AIRPORT. MR. STEVEN CLARY WHO WAS FLYING OVERHEAD AT APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT. MR. PETRIK DECLARED HIS INTENTIONS TO CONDUCT A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH ON RUNWAY 17. APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM THE END OF RUNWAY MR. CLARY OBSERVED MR. PETRIK'S AIRCRAFT ACT AS IF STALLING IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO DEPART FLIGHT BY SHARPLY BANKING, LEFT WING DOWN AND INTO THE TREES. THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR FIRE OBSERVED. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE IMPACTED A TREE TRUNK APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES IN DIAMETER. THE LEFT WING WAS TORN OFF THE FUSELAGE AND LANDED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND IN AN ADJACENT TREE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. A NARROW PATH OF DESTRUCTION ON THE GROUND INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON ITS NOSE BOUNCED APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN WITH THE RIGHT WING STILL INTACT. ONE FATALITY.

## 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 LAX02LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA273), Sep 4, 2002: Petrik Questair Venture (N6UN), Crescent City, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was low ceiling.

## Other reports on N6UN (2)

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

- [Accident 19951019049129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951019049129A), Oct 19, 1995: N6UN, Crescentcity, CA, Substantial damage. (-16) The pilot in command lost control of the aircraft on the runway after touch down. The pilot in command couldn't provide a current flight review date.
- [Incident 19920811039719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920811039719I), Aug 11, 1992: Amtrjg QUESTAIR20 (N6UN), Crescent City, CA, Minor damage. Unable to extend nose gear. Landed nose gear up. Found faulty nose gear actuator. Had no bi-annual flight review.

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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