# Accident 20040717023989A: Amtr SEAREY, Lewisville, TX, July 17, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2004, 14:40 local time
- Place: Lewisville, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0181° N, 97.1167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0181&lon=-97.1167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27VS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27VS-2005-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saladino Vince O SEAREY (registry code 05625WL, https://openairdocs.org/model/saladino-vince-o-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAREY
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,080 total, 267 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040717023989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN PETER SALAS WAS PIC OF ULTRALIGHT SEAPLANE N27VS ON JULY 17, 2004. AIRMAN SALAS HAD 1 PASSENGER WITH HIM, ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ WITNESSES STATED THAT N27VS WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE LAKE LEWISVILLE, APPROACHING TO LAND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY PITCHED OVER TO THE LEFT, SPIRALING INTO THE WATER. IT LOOKED LIKE A STALL/SPIN ACCORDING TO THE WITNESS, WHO IS A PILOT ALSO.

## 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 FTW04LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA187), Jul 17, 2004: Saladino Searey (N27VS), Lewisville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during final approach. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind condition.

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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