# Accident 20040826023239A: Amtr SEAREY, Dayton, TN, August 26, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2004, 19:56 local time
- Place: Dayton, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8208° N, 84.5364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8208&lon=-84.5364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1209J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1209J-2012-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hawkins William C SEAREY (registry code 05603YL, https://openairdocs.org/model/hawkins-william-c-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAREY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,150 total, 15 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040826023239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SMOOTH WATER LANDING-TOUCH DOWN SMOOTH. THE HULL FRACTURED AT RUDDER PEDAL AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED, TRAPPING PILOTS. BOTH PILOTS EXITED AFTER RELEASING DUAL SEATBELTS. AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED. FACTORY DEFECT-HULL LAMINATES WERE LAID UP INCORRECTLY.

## 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 ATL04LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA171), Aug 27, 2004: Hawkins William Searey (N1209J), Dayton, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The delamination of the fiberglass hull of 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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