# Accident 20031018032729A: Amtr M18X, Pana, IL, October 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2003, 12:37 local time
- Place: Pana, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5342° N, 89.3278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5342&lon=-89.3278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53TW-2013-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Oostdik Thomas W MOONEY M-18-X (registry code 05623NB, https://openairdocs.org/model/oostdik-thomas-w-mooney-m-18-x) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR M18X
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,152 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031018032729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE SOUTH ON A PRIVATE FIELD. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 10-20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE WHICH SPUN THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A SECOND TREE AND DETACHED FROM THE AIRFRAME. THE REMAINING AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE STRUCK THE GROUND, TAIL FIRST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

## 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 CHI04LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA016), Oct 18, 2003: Oostdik M-18-X (N53TW), Pana, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's attention was diverted to a person on the ground which resulted in his failure to maintain altitude/clearance with trees . A contributing factor to the accident were 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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