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FAA accident report · Amtr Europaclasic · Marble Canyon, AZ · September 3, 2004

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Date
September 3, 2004
Place
Marble Canyon, AZ
Airport
Marble Canyon Airport
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N912EE
Reported as
Amtr Europaclasic
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N912EERegistration cancelled May 27, 2005 · Redgate Thomas C EUROPA CLASSICS/N A057 · Built 2002Airframe modelRedgate Thomas C EUROPA CLASSICEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) On September 2, 2004, aircraft N912EE with two person on board departed long beach, CA enroute to bullfrog, UT. On the same day at mid-day (time unknown) the aircraft landed at Marble Canyon Airport. The aircraft departed the airport at that same day. On September 4, 2004, lax duty officer reported that a home built aircraft had a fatal crash about a mile away from Marble Canyon Airport. The aircraft registration was N912EE. On September 5, 2004, las FSDO aviation inspectors arrived at the accident site. Inspection of the scene revealed there was no sign of fire, explosion or fuel leak. There was a streak of oil from the first impact point up to where the aircraft stopped. The propeller separated from the aircraft and was partially buried into the ground. Two of the propeller blades sustained severe damage. The engine with the nose gear still attached to the engine frame was found approximately eight (8) feet from the first impact point. The fuselage broke into two pieces with the cockpit facing southwest and the tail section facing northeast. All flight controls seemed intact and sustained minimal damage. The master key switch was in the "both" position. The four points seatbelts were still attached to the seats and appeared to be intact. The fuel line from the tank was dry. The fuel tank was also found to be dry and there was no sign of fuel leak on the ground. According to the sheriff department's report, the two subjects were found facing down approximately five (5) feet from the cockpit.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2004, AIRCRAFT N912EE WITH TWO PERSON ON BOARD DEPARTED LONG BEACH, CA ENROUTE TO BULLFROG, UT. ON THE SAME DAY AT MID-DAY (TIME UNKNOWN) THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT MARBLE CANYON AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE AIRPORT AT THAT SAME DAY. ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2004, LAX DUTY OFFICER REPORTED THAT A HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT HAD A FATAL CRASH ABOUT A MILE AWAY FROM MARBLE CANYON AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION WAS N912EE. ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2004, LAS FSDO AVIATION INSPECTORS ARRIVED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. INSPECTION OF THE SCENE REVEALED THERE WAS NO SIGN OF FIRE, EXPLOSION OR FUEL LEAK. THERE WAS A STREAK OF OIL FROM THE FIRST IMPACT POINT UP TO WHERE THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED. THE PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS PARTIALLY BURIED INTO THE GROUND. TWO OF THE PROPELLER BLADES SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE. THE ENGINE WITH THE NOSE GEAR STILL ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE FRAME WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY EIGHT (8) FEET FROM THE FIRST IMPACT POINT. THE FUSELAGE BROKE INTO TWO PIECES WITH THE COCKPIT FACING SOUTHWEST AND THE TAIL SECTION FACING NORTHEAST. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS SEEMED INTACT AND SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE. THE MASTER KEY SWITCH WAS IN THE "BOTH" POSITION. THE FOUR POINTS SEATBELTS WERE STILL ATTACHED TO THE SEATS AND APPEARED TO BE INTACT. THE FUEL LINE FROM THE TANK WAS DRY. THE FUEL TANK WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE DRY AND THERE WAS NO SIGN OF FUEL LEAK ON THE GROUND. ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT'S REPORT, THE TWO SUBJECTS WERE FOUND FACING DOWN APPROXIMATELY FIVE (5) FEET FROM THE COCKPIT.