# Accident 20040217005589A: Amtr LANCAIRIVP, Apache Junction, AZ, February 17, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2004, 13:40 local time
- Place: Apache Junction, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4414° N, 111.5514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4414&lon=-111.5514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N330KT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N330KT-2008-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Knapple G/Wray M LANCAIR IV-P (registry code 05615V6, https://openairdocs.org/model/knapple-g-wray-m-lancair-iv-p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIRIVP
- Reported engine: WALTER M601D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 7 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040217005589A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX04LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA125), Feb 17, 2004: Knapple/Wray Lancair IV-P (N330KT), Apache Junction, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot/builder's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering that resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.

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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