# Accident 20040606011089A: Amtr GLASAIRIISRG, Vale, OR, June 6, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2004, 21:35 local time
- Place: Vale, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2381° N, 117.6022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2381&lon=-117.6022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711LN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711LN-2005-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gann Richard GLASAIR II-S RG (registry code 05607N4, https://openairdocs.org/model/gann-richard-glasair-ii-s-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIISRG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040606011089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AT 17000. HE REPORTED TO ATC THAT HE WAS PICKING UP ICE. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS IN A SPIN. NO OTHER TRANSMISSIONS WERE RECEIVED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY 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 SEA04LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA100), Jun 6, 2004: Gann Glasair II-S RG (N711LN), Baker City, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision and his failure to maintain an airspeed above stall speed (Vs) after encountering airframe icing during cruise flight. Factors include the pilot's…

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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