# Accident 20031001026819A: Amtr HORNET, St Marys, GA, October 1, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2003, 18:03 local time
- Place: St Marys, GA
- Airport: St Marys Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7578° N, 81.5622° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7578&lon=-81.5622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1928J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1928J-2005-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnson Walter A HORNET (registry code 05611Z4, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-walter-a-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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031001026819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 10/01/03 AT APPROX 1803 EDT A HOME BUILT ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT N1928J PILOTED BY GLENN READDICK A NON-CERTIFICATED AIRMAN EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE, AND CRASHED. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED, AND IS IN A TEARDOWN STATUS.

## 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 ATL04LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA001), Oct 1, 2003: Johnson Walter A Hornet (N1928J), Saint Marys, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to improper maintenance and the pilot's failure to maintian airspeed during the attempted forced landing that resulted in a stall.

## Other reports on N1928J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020921026399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020921026399A), Sep 21, 2002: Amtr HORNET (N1928J), Archdale, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed runway 21 and realized that the right door (passenger door) was open. Pilot made decision to return to airport to secure door. The…

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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