# Accident 20040501008759A: Amtr VM1ESQUAL, Cambridge, OH, May 1, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2004, 11:30 local time
- Place: Cambridge, OH
- Airport: Cambridge Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9750° N, 81.5778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9750&lon=-81.5778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N626EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N626EA-2007-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Krotje Peter R VM-1 ESQUAL (registry code 05615CP, https://openairdocs.org/model/krotje-peter-r-vm-1-esqual) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VM1ESQUAL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 10 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD04LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040501008759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT RELATED THAT ON 5/1/04, DURING A TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT HITTING A RUNWAY LIGHT THEN IT WENT OVER SOME TERRAIN AND ENDED PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN A BODY OF WATER. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS, THE PROPELLER AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.

## 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 IAD04LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA019), May 1, 2004: Krotje VM-1 Esqual (N626EA), Cambridge, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the inadequate brake system installed on the airplane.

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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