20040217005589A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr LANCAIR IV-P · Apache Junction, AZ · February 17, 2004

Date
February 17, 2004 · 13:40 local
Place
Apache Junction, AZ
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N330KT
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX04LA125
Reported as
Amtr Lancairivp
Reported engine
WALTER M601D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
4,800 total7 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft entered a flat spin @ approx. 2000' (AGL), did not recover, impacted the ground (kiat), and exploded. Both pilots received fatal injuries upon impact. A/c was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A FLAT SPIN @ APPROX. 2000' (AGL), DID NOT RECOVER, IMPACTED THE GROUND (KIAT), AND EXPLODED. BOTH PILOTS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES UPON IMPACT. A/C WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.