# Accident 20020906022569A: Amtr GLASAIR, Stow, MA, September 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2002, 14:30 local time
- Place: Stow, MA
- Airport: Minute Man Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4603° N, 71.5178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4603&lon=-71.5178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7223R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7223R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Goff Larry GLASAIR (registry code 05604HA, https://openairdocs.org/model/goff-larry-glasair) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020906022569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ERROR. MR. ALBRIGHT FAILED TO OPERATE THE VERIER THROTTLE CONTROL IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER TO RETARD ENGINE RPM QUICKLY. HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE PROPER THROTTLE TECHNIQUE FOR VERNIER CONTROLS.

## 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 IAD02LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA092), Sep 6, 2002: Goff Glassair (N7223R), Stow, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper positioning of the throttle during engine start, which resulted in his inability to maintain control of the airplane.

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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