# Accident 20030626013219A: Amtr HORNET, Newberg, OR, June 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2003, 14:30 local time
- Place: Newberg, OR
- Airport: Chehalem Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3236° N, 123.0544° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3236&lon=-123.0544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1424, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1424-2005-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Herrin Charles HORNET (registry code 05606S6, https://openairdocs.org/model/herrin-charles-hornet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HORNET
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030626013219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AMATEUR/EXP AIRCRAFT HAD NEVER BEEN FLOWN UNTIL THIS DATE. THE PIC MADE SEVERAL TAXI TEST RUNS BEFORE THE ACTUAL FLIGHT. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE VFR BUT VERY WINDY OUT OF THE NORTH. THE CHEHALEM AIRPARK RUNWAY IS 07-25. A NINETY DEGREE CROSSWIND WAS IN EFFECT AS THE PIC MADE THE MAIDEN TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 25. A RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN WAS FLOWN AT A HIGH ALTITUDE ACCORDING TO EYE WITNESSES. THE PIC TURNED BASE LEG TO FINAL AND SEEMED TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE ALTITUDE. A STALL OCCURRED AS THE PIC APPLIED FULL POWER. A RECOVERY WAS MADE AND A SECONDARY STALL FOLLOWED STRIKING THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PIC WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. A SMALL FIRE OCCURRED AS THE PIC WAS REMOVED FROM THE WRECKAGE BUT THE ON SCENE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONTAINED THE FIRE WITHOUT DELAY. THE WRECKAGE WAS REMOVED, PER THE NTSB, TO THE PIC'S HANGER ON SITE AT 17S FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

## 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 SEA03LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA118), Jun 26, 2003: Herrin Hornet (N1424), Newberg, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Aircraft control not maintained while maneuvering for landing.

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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