# Accident 20050417007559A: Maxair DRIFTER, Beaumont Port, TX, April 17, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2005, 16:30 local time
- Place: Beaumont Port, TX
- Airport: Jefferson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAXAIR DRIFTER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050417007559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EAA INSTRUCTOR PILOT #1480, EXP 06/30/2005 PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FRONT SEAT INSTRUCTOR OF ULTRALIGHT, WHEN TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED, OVER OPEN TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 5 NM NE OF BPT. AFTER GLIDING DESCENT, LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN. LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH COMPRESSION FRACTURE OF LUMBAR VERTEBRAE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BACK SEAT PASSENGER/STUDENT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. WEATHER CLEAR, WINDS LIGHT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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