20040917024339A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr AVID MAGNUM · Bridgeport, CA · September 17, 2004

Date: September 17, 2004 · 13:41 local
Place: Bridgeport, CA
Airport: Bryant Field Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N970JH
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX04LA320
Reported as: Amtr Avidmagnum
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,050 total

N970JHRegistration cancelled Jun 29, 2006 · Hebb James W AVID MAGNUMS/N 001 · Built 1997 Airframe modelHebb James W AVID MAGNUM Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The flight originated at Bryant field, Bridgeport, California in VMC conditions. No flight plan was filed. The airplane took off normally, then rolled to the right and impacted the ground 30 to 40 feet east of the runway. The pilot was seriously injured and the airplane destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BRYANT FIELD, BRIDGEPORT, CALIFORNIA IN VMC CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE TOOK OFF NORMALLY, THEN ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND 30 TO 40 FEET EAST OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX04LA320Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBridgeport, CAthe pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the crosswind condition and his failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while using crossed controls, which led to a stall.Sep 17, 2004 · Destroyed

Other reports on N970JH · 1

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

Incident 19971018038509IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Grass Valley, CANarrative: the pilot of the airplane lost control and ground looped the airplane on landing. There was a slight crosswind at the time of the incident. The damage was done to the airplane due to the propeller hitting a large rock on the side of the runway. The…Oct 18, 1997 · Minor damage