# Accident 20031013029189A: Amtr VP1, Cincinnati, OH, October 13, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2003, 16:35 local time
- Place: Cincinnati, OH
- Airport: Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunke
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1033° N, 84.4186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1033&lon=-84.4186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4087F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4087F-2004-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sibila William L VP 1 (registry code 05611U7, https://openairdocs.org/model/sibila-william-l-vp-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VP1
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1200VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,654 total, 1 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031013029189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 13, 2003, AT 1635 EDT, A SIBILIA VP1, EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT, N4087F, REGISTERED TO SAMUEL SMILEY, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND WHILE ATTEMPTING A TAKE-OFF FROM CINCINNATI LUNKEN AIRPORT, OHIO (LUK), WHILE ON THE FIRST FLIGHT OF A PHASE ONE TEST FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CINCINNATI LUNKEN AIRPORT, OHIO ON OCTOBER 13, 2003 AT 1633 EDT.

## 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 NYC04LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA008), Oct 13, 2003: Sibila VP 1 (N4087F), Cincinnati, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in a collision with trees.

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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