20031228032969A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr SA1025 · Trenton, SC · December 28, 2003

Date: December 28, 2003 · 17:00 local
Place: Trenton, SC
Airport: Edgefield County Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8117L
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL04LA064
Reported as: Amtr SA1025
Reported engine: Lycoming O290*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N8117LRegistration cancelled Jul 14, 2005 · Atkinson CAVALIER SA 102.5S/N 101 · Built 1977 Airframe modelAtkinson CAVALIER SA 102.5 Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft stalled on final while attempting to land at Edgefield County Airport, Trenton, SC. Aircraft impacted ground, rupturing fuel tanks and catching on fire. Pilot was pulled from the burning aircraft by eye witnesses, sustaining second and third degree burns over 92% of his body. Aircraft was destroyed in post crash fire. One soul on board, pilot terminated in hospital on January 4, 2004.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT STALLED ON FINAL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT EDGEFIELD COUNTY AIRPORT, TRENTON, SC. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND, RUPTURING FUEL TANKS AND CATCHING ON FIRE. PILOT WAS PULLED FROM THE BURNING AIRCRAFT BY EYE WITNESSES, SUSTAINING SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS OVER 92% OF HIS BODY. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN POST CRASH FIRE. ONE SOUL ON BOARD, PILOT TERMINATED IN HOSPITAL ON JANUARY 4, 2004.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ATL04LA064Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportTrenton, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall, and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.Dec 28, 2003 · Destroyed