# Accident 20030716016379A: Amtr BUCCANEERII, Pell City, AL, July 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2003, 19:44 local time
- Place: Pell City, AL
- Airport: St Clair County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5639° N, 86.2472° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5639&lon=-86.2472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9110T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9110T-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Keuthan BUCCANEER II (registry code 05602A9, https://openairdocs.org/model/keuthan-buccaneer-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BUCCANEERII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 760 total, 31 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030716016379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 07/17/03 I INVESTIGATED THE ACCIDENT OF AIRCRAFT N9110T A BUCCANEER II. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE CHECKED FOR CONTINUITY AND FOUND OPERATIVE. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS, FUEL VALVE AND SUMP PORTS WERE PERFORMED. FUEL SAMPLES WERE TAKEN. NO WATER WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE FUEL SYSTEM INSPECTION. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD BROKEN AT THE CARBURETOR CONNECTION. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED AT THE KEEL BEAM ATTACH POINT. THE LEFT FLAP WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE PROPELLER STRIKING IT ON IMPACT. EXAMINATION OF THE CRASH SITE REVEALED THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. THE LEFT WING WAS COMPRESSED AFT AND SUSTAINED ACCORDION CRUSH FROM THE WING ROOT EXTENDING OUTBOARD.

## 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 ATL03LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA109), Jul 17, 2003: Keuthan Buccaneer II (N9110T), Pell City, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the throttle cable due to fatigue resulting in a loss of engine power. Factor were uphill rough and uneven terrain.

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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