# Accident 20021201033269A: Amtr SEAWIND, Bryant, WA, December 1, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2002, 10:45 local time
- Place: Bryant, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2465° N, 122.1781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bryant, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2465&lon=-122.1781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N313FC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N313FC-2003-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Caron Fred SEAWIND (registry code 05614YU, https://openairdocs.org/model/caron-fred-seawind) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAWIND
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021201033269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING FLIGHT OPERATIONS TO COMPLY WITH PHASE ONE AMATEUR BUILT FLIGHT TEST REQUIREMENTS, AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL, AND CRASHED IN A NEAR VERTICAL UNCONTROLLED DESCENT NEAR BRYANT WASHINGTON. POST CRASH FIRE DESTROYED THE MAJORITY OF THE AIRCRAFT. WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE NORMAL FLIGHT PATH LEAVING ARLINGTON WASHINGTON AIRPORT, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY STARTED DESCENDING IN A SPIRAL OR SPIN. DIAGONAL SLASH MARKS WERE NOTED ON A TREE AT THE CRASH SITE INDICATING ENGINE OPERATION BEFORE IMPACT. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE INSPECTED BY THE NTSB, FAA, AND ENGINE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE ON 12/9/2002. FIRE DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED BY ALL ENGINE ACCESSORIES. THE TEARDOWN FOUND NO CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF POWER FAILURE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. NTSB WILL ISSUE PROBABLE CAUSE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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