# Accident 20050311002329A: Amtr JBIRD, Saint Paul, OR, March 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2005, 18:55 local time
- Place: Saint Paul, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1331° N, 123.0111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1331&lon=-123.0111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6407M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6407M-2019-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jeffs Billy W J-BIRD (registry code 0560701, https://openairdocs.org/model/jeffs-billy-w-j-bird) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR JBIRD
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050311002329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ WAS FLYING N6407M UP THE WILLAMETTE RIVER SLOW AND BELOW THE TREES, HE STARTED A STEEP LEFT TURN AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE, FULL POWER WAS APPLIED BUT BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT COULD RECOVER IT STRUCK THE TOPS OF THE LOW LAYING VEGETATION ALONG THE RIVER BANK. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ WAS ABLE TO LEVEL THE WINGS OF THE AIRCRAFT JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE IMPACT BROKE OFF THE LEFT MAIN STRUT, BENT THE RIGHT MAIN STRUT, BUCKLED THE RIGHT WING AND TORE IT FROM THE ATTACH POINT, TWISTED THE FUSELAGE AND STUCK THE FORWARD PART OF THE ENGINE AND PROP INTO THE SANDY TERRAIN. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER CLIMBED OUT OF THE WRECKAGE AND WALKED APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES TO THE NEAREST ROAD.

## 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 SEA05CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA063), Mar 12, 2005: Jeffs J-Bird (N6407M), St. Paul, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with terrain. A contributing factor was the pilot's…

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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