# Accident 20050216005689A: Amtr SKYBOY, Zephyrhills, FL, February 16, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2005, 10:06 local time
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL
- Airport: Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2281° N, 82.1558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2281&lon=-82.1558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N942WW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N942WW-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Interplane S R O SKYBOY (registry code 059001L, https://openairdocs.org/model/interplane-s-r-o-skyboy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SKYBOY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050216005689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 16, 2005, AT 1006 EDT, ACCORDING TO EYEWITNESSES, AN INTERPLANE SKYBOY ULTRA-LIGHT AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET THEN MADE A SPIRAL DIVE COLLIDING WITH THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE THRESHOLD AND 200 FEET LEFT OF RUNWAY 22 AT ZEPHERHILLS AIRPORT (ZPH) ZEPHERHILLS, FL. THE RESCUE PERSONNEL HAD TO DISCONNECT THE FUEL TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SO THEY COULD EXTRACT THE INSTRUCTOR OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE FLIGHT, PER THE WIFE OF THE PILOT, ORIGINATED AS A TRAINING FLIGHT WITH HER HUSBAND BEING THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE ASC FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND HAVE UNDERGONE EXTENSIVE REHABILITATION. THERE IS NO RECALL FROM EITHER PILOT AS TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING UP TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 MIA05LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA058), Feb 16, 2005: Interplane Sro Skyboy (N942WW), Zephyrhills, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructors in-flight loss of control due to the flight controls being jammed for undetermined reasons.

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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