# Accident 20040918022469A: Amtr GLASAIRIIS, Mesa, AZ, September 18, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2004, 07:15 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4500° N, 111.7167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4500&lon=-111.7167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N110UX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N110UX-2005-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wolf Thomas GLASAIR IIS (registry code 05623BK, https://openairdocs.org/model/wolf-thomas-glasair-iis) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIIS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,710 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA322) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040918022469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ON A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT AND HIS PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA ^ WAS THE MECHANIC THAT HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 4R AT APPROXIMATELY 0714 MST, IMMEDIATELY AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE THE PILOT STATED HE NEEDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, HE HAD AN EMERGENCY. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ANY RUNWAY. WITNESS STATEMENTS STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS VERY LOW AND THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING, THE LEFT WING DIPPED LOW AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. AFTER STRIKING THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT BURST INTO FLAMES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE POST ACCIDENT FIRE. NEITHER OCCUPANT WAS ABLE TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN IN FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE FUEL LINES.

## 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 LAX04LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA322), Sep 18, 2004: Wolf Glassair IIS (N110UX), Mesa, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: a partial loss of power for undetermined reasons, and, the failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering for a forced landing that resulted in a stall and a collision with…

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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