# Accident 20030719015929A: Amrgen AA5B, Steamboatsprin, CO, July 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2003, 11:10 local time
- Place: Steamboatsprin, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3353° N, 106.6881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3353&lon=-106.6881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N742BM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N742BM-2004-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030719015929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PHONE CALL TO ROUTT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE OF A FOREST FIRE 15 MI. SOUTHEAST OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS ABOVE BUFF PASS BY RABBIT EARS PASS. THEY DISPATCHED A HELICOPTER AND A CREW. UPON ARRIVAL THE CREW NOTICED AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE AT THE SCENE. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE ENTIRE SCENE, 95% OF THE WRECKAGE WAS TOTALLY CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE COUNTY CORONER REMOVED THREE UNIDENTIFIABLE BODIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY CONSUMED BY FIRE WITH EXCEPTION OF TWO WING TIPS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRACED THROUGH LYCOMING WITH THE SERIAL NUMBER FROM THE ENGINE. THE OCCUPANTS WERE TRACED THROUGH A MISSING PERSON QUERY FROM THE FEMALE'S COMPANY. AS OF THIS DATE, THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT AND THE AIRCRAFT LOG BOOKS AND PILOT'S LOG WERE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CONSUMED BY THE FIRE. THE PROPELLER WAS VIRTUALLY UNDAMAGED AND THE SPINNER WAS BENT BUT NOT TWISTED. REPORTS FROM SERVICES AT A STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AIRPORT STATED A PLANE FITTING THE DESCRIPTION LANDED ABOUT 1045AM FOR A RESTROOM STOP FOR THE FEMALE OCCUPANT AND TO SERVICE THE LEFT MAIN TIRE WITH AIR. THE FEMALE REJOINED THE OTHER TWO OCCUPANTS AND THEY TOOK OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 1045AM. THE RIO LOBO INSIGNIA WAS NOTICED AT THE AIRPORT AND AGAIN AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE.

## 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 DEN03FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA133), Jul 19, 2003: Grumman American AA-5B (N742BM), Steamboat Sprng, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors include the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, high density altitude, and mountainous conditions.

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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