# Accident 20050222002759A: Amtr GLASAIR, Harbor, OR, February 22, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2005, 02:04 local time
- Place: Harbor, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0192° N, 124.2578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0192&lon=-124.2578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262WG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262WG-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avery John Wayne GLASAIR (registry code 05655NT, https://openairdocs.org/model/avery-john-wayne-glasair) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050222002759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON A FLIGHT FROM PDX TO CEC, WHILE UNDER FLIGHT FOLLOWING AND RADAR CONTACT WITH SEATTLE ARTCC SECTOR R30, N262WG REPORTED CEC IN SIGHT AT 1000UTC WHILE AT 3800FT. MSL. R30 INSTRUCTED N262WG TO SQUAWK 1200 AND CHANGE TO ADVISORY FREQUENCY AT 1000:24 AND 3600FT. MSL. AT 1001:48 UTC AND 2900FT. MSL THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT TOWARD BROOKINGS. AT 1003UTC N262WG RADIOED "SEATTLE GLASAIR 2WG." R30 RESPONDED FOUR TIMES WITHOUT ANY REPLY FROM N262WG. RADAR DATA SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDING AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET PER MINUTE HEADING TOWARD BROOKINGS. THE LAST RADAR RETURN RECORDS THE AIRCRAFT AT 400FT MSL AT 1004.24UTC. THE PASSENGER'S BODY WAS FOUND BY FISHERMEN. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WASHED UP TO SHORE IN HARBOR, OREGON ON FEBRUARY 28 AND THE PILOT'S BODY WAS RECOVERED MARCH 3, 2005. AUTOPSY RESULTS REVEALED THE PASSENGER DIED OF DROWNING AND HYPOTHERMIA; HER BODY SHOWED NO SIGN OF PHYSICAL INJURY WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. THE AUTOPSY ON THE PILOT REVEALED THE CAUSE OF DEATH TO BE BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE HEAD; THE PILOT'S BODY SUSTAINED NO OTHER BROKEN BONES, AND SHOWED NO INJURIES TYPICAL OF WEARING A SEAT BELT. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE REVEALED CONTINUITY OF CONTROLS TO THE CONTROL SURFACES. FLAPS APPEARED TO BE EXTENDED. FIRST THIRD OF LEFT WING WAS MISSING. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER HAD BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS FOUND STILL SECURED TO THE FIREWALL; ITS TUBULAR STRUCTURE WAS SEVERED AT VARIOUS PLACES. ENGINE CONTROLS, WIRING, AND HOSES FORWARD OF THE FIREWALL SHOWED SIGNS OF BREAKAGE DAMAGE AND STRESS. THE FUEL FEED LINE ORIGINATING FROM THE FUEL BOOST PUMP WAS NOT DAMAGED AS WAS EXPECTED; ITS B-NUT WAS FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION.

## 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 SEA05LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA052), Feb 22, 2005: Avery Glasair (N262WG), Brookings, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: In flight collision with water while maneuvering 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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