# Accident 20030816019839A: Amtr AVIDMAGNUM, Green Water, WA, August 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2003, 16:45 local time
- Place: Green Water, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0217° N, 121.5297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0217&lon=-121.5297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2054F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2054F-2004-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harper John A AVID MAGNUM (registry code 05612P7, https://openairdocs.org/model/harper-john-a-avid-magnum) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDMAGNUM
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 48 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030816019839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESS STATED AIRCRAFT WAS RUNNING OK. PILOT THROTTLED BACK TO TURN FINAL FOR LANDING. WITNESS HEARD ENGINE GO WIDE OPEN THEN A THUD. SUSPECT PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT IN TURN WHILE TURNING TO LAND. EVIDENCE AT ACCIDENT SITE SHOWED A STRAIGHT IN ENTRY. NO SHEARED OFF TREES.

## 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 SEA03LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA170), Aug 16, 2003: Avid Magnum (N2054F), Greenwater, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while manuevering for undetermined reasons.

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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