# Accident 20040814028029A: Amtr BUSHBYMII, Elkhart, IN, August 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2004, 09:30 local time
- Place: Elkhart, IN
- Airport: Elkhart Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7194° N, 86.0017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7194&lon=-86.0017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44DX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44DX-2019-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Devereux Norman T M-II (registry code 1690450, https://openairdocs.org/model/devereux-norman-t-m-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BUSHBYMII
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 565 total, 35 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040814028029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED AT EKM RUNWAY 27. PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED THE RUNWAY THE PLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT, GROUND LOOPED AND ENDED UP IN THE GRASS NOSE DOWN.

## 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 CHI04CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA226), Aug 14, 2004: Devereux Mustang II (N44DX), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining directional control during landing roll. A factor was the soft terrain, and the inadequate training in type aircraft.

## Other reports on N44DX (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20060921026769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060921026769A), Sep 21, 2006: N44DX, Auburn, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) Non owner doing landings at gwb, on 10th landing lost control and departed runway where left gear collapsed and left wing came down and damaged the spar.

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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