# Accident 20041014024759A: Amtr GLASAIRIIRG, Hermiston, OR, October 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2004, 09:07 local time
- Place: Hermiston, OR
- Airport: Hermiston Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8231° N, 119.2775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8231&lon=-119.2775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N706C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N706C-2005-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Caldwell Steven M GLASAIR II RG (registry code 05607J5, https://openairdocs.org/model/caldwell-steven-m-glasair-ii-rg) (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 GLASAIRIIRG
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 1,297 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041014024759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESSES STATED AIRCRAFT PASSED OVER AIRPORT, NORTH TO SOUTH, TURNED LEFT DOWNWIND, AND MADE LOW PASS DOWN RUNWAY HEADING WEST, AT APPROXIMATELY 200 MPH. AIRCRAFT PULLED UP AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, CLIMBING STRAIGHT UP 500 FEET TO 600 FEET WITH SMOKE SYSTEM TURNED ON. AIRCRAFT APPEARED SLOW AT TOP, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO KICK OVER AND AIRCRAFT STALLED. AIRCRAFT BROKE LEFT, ROTATING 1 1/2 TO 2 SPINS AND NEVER RECOVERED FROM ROTATION. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED STRAIGHT DOWN, IMPACTING EARTH AT ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 100+ MPH. WITNESS STATED JUST BEFORE IMPACT, ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE PILOT MAY HAVE PULLED POWER BACK. WITNESSES STATED THERE WAS A CHANGE IN ENGINE NOISE, LIKE AIRCRAFT TRIED TO PULL UP. AIRCRAFT HIT TERRAIN AND BURNED ON IMPACT. THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS APPROXIMATELY IN A 30-FOOT RADIUS.

## 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 SEA05LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA006), Oct 14, 2004: Caldwell Glasair II (N706C), Hermiston, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed above stall speed while executing a wingover maneuver at the top of a vertical climb, leading to an inadvertent spin, and the pilot's inadequate remedial…

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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