# Accident 20040903022079A: Amtr EUROPACLASIC, Marble Canyon, AZ, September 3, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2004
- Place: Marble Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Marble Canyon Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8108° N, 111.6444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARBLE CANYON (L41), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8108&lon=-111.6444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N912EE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N912EE-2005-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Redgate Thomas C EUROPA CLASSIC (registry code 05611M3, https://openairdocs.org/model/redgate-thomas-c-europa-classic) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EUROPACLASIC
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040903022079A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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