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FAA accident report · Amtr Magnum · Olney, MT · October 9, 2003

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Date
October 9, 2003 · 17:00 local
Place
Olney, MT
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1966G
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA04LA004
Reported as
Amtr Magnum
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
78 total2 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N1966GRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2009 · Seabase Thomas M SEABASE MAGNUMS/N 31 · Built 2002Airframe modelSeabase Thomas M SEABASE MAGNUMEngine modelLycoming O-360-A1A4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On October 9, 2003, at 1700 MDT, an experimental kit airplane, N1966G, owned by privacy data omitted, crashed while attempting a landing without power. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the intended flight from glacier park international airport (fca), Montana, to eureka (88M), Montana. The pilot reported that the engine quit at 4500 feet MSL (1500 feet AGL). While attempting to land in a soft field, the nose gear broke off and the aircraft flipped over on its back. The pilot and sole occupant received no injuries. During post-accident investigation on-site, there was no fuel in the main and auxiliary fuel tanks, nor in the fuel strainer. The pilot indicated that he did not visually check the fuel tanks prior to departure. There was no indication of fuel spill or leakage under the inverted aircraft. The deputy sheriff and Olney fire department personnel reported no apparent fuel leakage from the aircraft during their post-accident investigation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 9, 2003, AT 1700 MDT, AN EXPERIMENTAL KIT AIRPLANE, N1966G, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA ^, CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING WITHOUT POWER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE INTENDED FLIGHT FROM GLACIER PARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FCA), MONTANA, TO EUREKA (88M), MONTANA. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT AT 4500 FEET MSL (1500 FEET AGL). WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A SOFT FIELD, THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. DURING POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION ON-SITE, THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE MAIN AND AUXILIARY FUEL TANKS, NOR IN THE FUEL STRAINER. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL TANKS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF FUEL SPILL OR LEAKAGE UNDER THE INVERTED AIRCRAFT. THE DEPUTY SHERIFF AND OLNEY FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL REPORTED NO APPARENT FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING THEIR POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA04LA004Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOlney, MTThe pilot's failure to adequately preflight the aircraft to verify the fuel quantity, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power during cruise flight. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to refuel the aircraft and the soft terrain.Oct 9, 2003 · Substantial damage