# Accident 20030109028759A: Amtr BLUEGRASSEXP, Grafton, IL, January 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 2003, 12:00 local time
- Place: Grafton, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9733° N, 90.4611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9733&lon=-90.4611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N113YE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N113YE-2005-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Polsgrove Joseph S BLUEGRASS EXPRESS (registry code 05602GZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/polsgrove-joseph-s-bluegrass-express) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BLUEGRASSEXP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 11,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030109028759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 09, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT POLSGROVE BLUEGRASS EXPRESS AIRPLANE, N113YE, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR GRAFTON, IL. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT-IN-COMMAND, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE GRAFTON AREA THAT DAY. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED GEORGETOWN SCOTT COUNTY AIRPORT, GEORGETOWN, KY AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME AND WAS ENROUTE TO DOWNTOWN AIRPORT, KANSAS CITY, MO AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT DID NOT REACH ITS INTENDED DESTINATION AND ON JANUARY 25, 2003 A MISSING PERSONS REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE SCOTT COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. ON JANUARY 25, 2003, THE CIVIL AIR PATROL RECEIVED MISSION NUMBER 03MO153 TO SEARCH FOR N113YE. THE AIRPLANE'S ROUTE OF FLIGHT WAS SEARCHED BY AIR AND GROUND TEAMS. ON JULY 30, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, THE JERSEY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT RECEIVED NOTICE THAT N113YE HAD BEEN FOUND NEAR GRAFTON, IL.

## 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 CHI03LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA236), Jan 9, 2003: Polsgrove Bluegrass Express (N113YE), Grafton, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Undetermined.

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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