# Accident 20031002023289A: Amtr SX300, Floresville, TX, October 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2003, 11:09 local time
- Place: Floresville, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3369° N, 98.4711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3369&lon=-98.4711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N301SX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N301SX-2005-12-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bratton Mark P SWEARINGEN SX300 (registry code 0568004, https://openairdocs.org/model/bratton-mark-p-swearingen-sx300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SX300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 802 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031002023289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON ENROUTE FROM CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS TO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES CAME OFF. PILOT SHUT ENGINE OFF AND GLIDED AIRCRAFT TO AN EMPTY FIELD. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. NO DAMAGE TO PEOPLE OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO NMAC.

## 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 FTW04LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA001), Oct 2, 2003: Bratton Experimental Homebuilt Swearingen SX300 (N301SX), Floresville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of one propeller blade while in cruise flight. A factor contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced 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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