# Accident 20031009024879A: Amtr MAGNUM, Olney, MT, October 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2003, 17:00 local time
- Place: Olney, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5633° N, 114.5783° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5633&lon=-114.5783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1966G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1966G-2009-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Seabase Thomas M SEABASE MAGNUM (registry code 056146J, https://openairdocs.org/model/seabase-thomas-m-seabase-magnum) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MAGNUM
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 2 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031009024879A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA04LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA004), Oct 9, 2003: Seabase Magnum (N1966G), Olney, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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