# Accident 20050327004529A: Amtr CHRISEAGLE2, Iowa City, IA, March 27, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2005, 17:55 local time
- Place: Iowa City, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6392° N, 91.5464° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6392&lon=-91.5464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85SM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85SM-2005-10-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Matthews R Spencer CHRISTEN EAGLE II (registry code 05658VH, https://openairdocs.org/model/matthews-r-spencer-christen-eagle-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHRISEAGLE2
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050327004529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE CHRISTEN EAGLE II, OCCUPIED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PRIVATE PILOT, WAS PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE IOWA CITY AIRPORT, IOWA CITY, IOWA, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND BOTH PILOTS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. EYEWITNESSES OBSERVED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN AN INVERTED SPIRAL PRIOR TO COLLIDING WITH THE TERRAIN.

## 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 CHI05LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA082), Mar 27, 2005: Matthews Christen Eagle II (N85SM), Iowa City, IA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining airplane control and airspeed, and the stall/spin encountered during aerobatic maneuvering. A factor in the accident was the pilot exceeding the published airplane's aft…

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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