# Accident 20030607030229A: Amtr GLASTAR, Norfolk, NE, June 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2003, 07:45 local time
- Place: Norfolk, NE
- Airport: Karl Stefan Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1306° N, 97.5358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1306&lon=-97.5358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N109BZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N109BZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zimmerman Bruce J GLASTAR (registry code 05614T7, https://openairdocs.org/model/zimmerman-bruce-j-glastar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASTAR
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 9 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030607030229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PERFORMING A FLIGHT EVALUATION THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE PIC'S PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, THE PLANE NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI03LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA152), Jun 7, 2003: Zimmerman Glastar (N109BZ), Pierce, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's operation of the airplane with known deficiencies in equipment and his selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. Factors contributing to this accident were the overtemperature of the…

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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