# Accident 20030731028929A: Amtr HUMMELBIRD, North Baltimore, OH, July 31, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2003, 19:55 local time
- Place: North Baltimore, OH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1750° N, 83.6833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1750&lon=-83.6833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7075Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7075Y-2017-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stewart Bill HUMMEL BIRD (registry code 05615L9, https://openairdocs.org/model/stewart-bill-hummel-bird) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HUMMELBIRD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030731028929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED FROM PRIVATE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ONE MILE EAST OF THE AIRPORT. INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANK, COULD NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. REMOVED CARBURETOR AND SEPARATED FUEL BOWL, INSIDE OF FUEL BOWL WAS WET WITH FUEL (FIVE OR SIX DROPS OF FUEL). PROPELLER DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS OF ROTATION AT THE POINT OF IMPACT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A LEVEL OR NEAR LEVEL POSITION. AIRCRAFT DID NOT SHOW SIGNS OF FORWARD MOVEMENT AFTER IMPACTING THE GROUND.

## 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 NYC03LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA171), Jul 31, 2003: Stewart Hummel Bird (N7075Y), North Baltimore, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall during an emergency 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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