# Accident 20030625015909A: Amtr MA5, Pierson, FL, June 25, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2003, 07:40 local time
- Place: Pierson, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2736° N, 81.3650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2736&lon=-81.3650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707JK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707JK-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Klien John L MA-5 (registry code 05691GN, https://openairdocs.org/model/klien-john-l-ma-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MA5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 400 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030625015909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC REPORTED A LOSS OF ELEVATOR CONTROL AT CRUISE, LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED IN WOODS. FAA INSPECTION FOUND NO CONTINUITY BETWEEN YOKE AND ELEVATOR. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED BOLT MISSING BETWEEN YOKE AND ELEVATOR CONTROL ROD END.

## 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 MIA03LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA134), Jun 25, 2003: John L. Klein Marquart ChargerMA-5 (N707JK), Pierson, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Separation of the elevator push/pull tube from the rear cockpit's control stick for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a loss of elevator control, an uncontrolled descent, and an impact with…

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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