# Accident 20041026028159A: Amtr CH601HDS, Fitchburg, MA, October 26, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2004, 15:45 local time
- Place: Fitchburg, MA
- Airport: Fitchburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5542° N, 71.7589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5542&lon=-71.7589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N166DK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N166DK-2007-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sanclemente Andrew ZENITH CH 601HDS (registry code 056177T, https://openairdocs.org/model/sanclemente-andrew-zenith-ch-601hds) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH601HDS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,250 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041026028159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 10/26/04 AT 1545 EDT THE HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FIT ON ITS FIRST FLIGHT VIA RUNWAY 32. AIRCRAFT ENTERED INTO A SHALLOW LEFT TURN CLEARING A TREE LINE AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 75 TO 100 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED BEHIND THE TREE LINE AND THEN REAPPEARED MAKING A LEFT TURN BACK TOWARDS THE AIRPORT. THE LEFT WING DROPPED AS THOUGH A STALL OCCURRED AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE NORTH WALL OF A CONCRETE BUILDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY CONSUMED BY THE RESULTING FIRE. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE PILOT HAS TEST FLOWN NUMEROUS HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT IN THE PAST.

## 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 IAD05LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA007), Oct 26, 2004: SanClemente Zenith CH 601HDS (N166DK), Leominster, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of aircraft control for an undetermined reason.

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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