# Accident 20040904022509A: Amtr CH701, Galena, MO, September 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2004, 16:52 local time
- Place: Galena, MO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2456° N, 93.3886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2456&lon=-93.3886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2077Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2077Y-2006-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnson J R/Moore J E JR ZENITH CH 701 (registry code 05614V0, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-j-r-moore-j-e-jr-zenith-ch-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH701
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 10 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040904022509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE WAS LANDING TO THE NORTH ON HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, SINCE IT WAS UPHILL AND THE TREES ARE LOWER AND FURTHER AWAY THAN WHEN LANDING SOUTH. THE WIND WAS SOUTHEASTERLY AT TEN. AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE SWERVED LEFT AND CRASHED INTO A TREE.

## 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 CHI04LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA249), Sep 4, 2004: Johnson-Moore Zenith CH 701 (N2077Y), Galena, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control for undetermined reasons. A factor associated with the accident was the tree that the airplane contacted.

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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