# Accident 20040910035389A: Amtr LANCAIR360, Orange, TX, September 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2004, 14:46 local time
- Place: Orange, TX
- Airport: Orange County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0692° N, 93.8036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0692&lon=-93.8036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N163DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163DS-2012-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Donald J LANCAIR 360 (registry code 05626W7, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-donald-j-lancair-360) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 622 total, 363 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040910035389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 14:46 HOURS ON 09/10/2004, AIRCRAFT N163DS, A LANCAIR 360 REGISTERED TO THE PILOT, IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1/2 NAUTICAL MILE FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 4/22 AT ORANGE AIRPORT IN ORANGE, TEXAS. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A MAGNETIC HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 298 DEGREES. ALL OF THE AIRCRAFT DEBRIS SCATTERED IN ABOUT THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE AIRCRAFT HEADING. THE DEBRIS AREA WAS 401 FEET IN LENGTH AND 120 FEET AT ITS WIDEST POINT INITIAL IMPACT REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT WING, MAIN SPAR, ENGINE COWLING AND COCKPIT AREA WERE DESTROYED AT THAT POINT. THE REMAINDER OF THE EMPANNAGE AND FUSELAGE CAME TO REST AT 300 FEET FROM INITIAL IMPACT. THE LEFT WING CAME TO REST AT 318 FEET FROM INITIAL IMPACT AND THE ENGINE AT 378 FEET FROM INITIAL IMPACT. THE ENGINE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN MAKING SUBSTANTIAL POWER AT IMPACT. NO ANOMALIES WERE READILY PRESENT THROUGH THE INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ITS ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD RECEIVED 34.5 GALLONS OF FUEL PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. THE FUEL AT THE AIRPORT WAS TESTED FOR ACCURATE SPECIFIC GRAVITY READINGS AND WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN THE REQUIRED TOLERANCE.

## 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 FTW04LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA236), Sep 10, 2004: Lancair 360 (N163DS), Orange, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff resulting in an inadvertent stall and loss of aircraft control.

## Other reports on N163DS (1)

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

- [Incident 20010727020212I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010727020212I), Jul 27, 2001: Amtr LANCAIR360 (N163DS), Oshkosh, WI. (.19)On July 27, 2001, at 1453 central daylight time, a Boeing 727-2Q6, N782AT, operated by an airline transport pilot as American trans air (ata), amtran…

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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