# Accident 20040917024339A: Amtr AVIDMAGNUM, Bridgeport, CA, September 17, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2004, 13:41 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, CA
- Airport: Bryant Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2628° N, 119.2278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2628&lon=-119.2278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N970JH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N970JH-2006-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hebb James W AVID MAGNUM (registry code 05604TV, https://openairdocs.org/model/hebb-james-w-avid-magnum) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDMAGNUM
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040917024339A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX04LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA320), Sep 17, 2004: Hebb Avid Magnum (N970JH), Bridgeport, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the 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.

## Other reports on N970JH (1)

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

- [Incident 19971018038509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971018038509I), Oct 18, 1997: Amtr MAGNUM (N970JH), Grass Valley, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: 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…

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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