# Accident 20031202036599A: Amtr COZY, Holbrook, NY, December 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2003, 08:30 local time
- Place: Holbrook, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7997° N, 73.6758° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7997&lon=-73.6758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N238CZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N238CZ-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Russell Jeffrey Steven COZY (registry code 056168M, https://openairdocs.org/model/russell-jeffrey-steven-cozy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR COZY
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 150 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031202036599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/02/2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 0739 HOUR LOCAL TIME, THIS AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LONG ISLAND MACARTHUR AIRPORT, RONKONKOMA, NEW YORK (ISP) FOR A FLIGHT TOWARDS MONTAUK POINT AND RETURN TO ISP. AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 HOURS LOCAT TIME WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 28 AT ISP, THE AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY LOST POWER, IMPACTING TWO HOMES AND TREES IN HOLBROOK, NEW YORK. THE PILOT WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE HOMES RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. NO PERSONS ON THE GROUND WERE INJURED.

## 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 NYC04LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA041), Dec 2, 2003: Russell Cozy MK III (N238CZ), Holbrook, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N238CZ (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940921039729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940921039729I), Sep 21, 1994: Amtrcz COZY (N238CZ), Baton Rouge, LA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing roll. Five teeth sheared off nose gear strut locking gear.
- [Incident 19930807031229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930807031229I), Aug 7, 1993: Amtrcz COZY (N238CZ), Bay St Louis, MS, Minor damage. Pilot touched down short of runway. Damaged main landing gear and propeller.

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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