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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr SEAREY · South Beloit, IL · May 24, 2005

Date: May 24, 2005 · 17:00 local
Place: South Beloit, IL
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N60667
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI05LA125
Reported as: Amtr Searey
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 150 total

N60667Registration cancelled Jun 6, 2011 · Hurley Andy SEAREYS/N 1MK016 Airframe modelHurley Andy SEAREY

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) It appeared as though the aircraft stalled and dove into the ground from a low altitude, striking the left sponson and wing tip first. Because of the soft field conditions, the nose of the aircraft dug in, flipped over, and disintegrated around the pilot. The pilot extricated himself from the aircraft, spoke with one of the witnesses, then expired.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) IT APPEARED AS THOUGH THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND DOVE INTO THE GROUND FROM A LOW ALTITUDE, STRIKING THE LEFT SPONSON AND WING TIP FIRST. BECAUSE OF THE SOFT FIELD CONDITIONS, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DUG IN, FLIPPED OVER, AND DISINTEGRATED AROUND THE PILOT. THE PILOT EXTRICATED HIMSELF FROM THE AIRCRAFT, SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE WITNESSES, THEN EXPIRED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI05LA125Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportSouth Beloit, ILIn-flight collision with the ground for undetermined reasons.May 24, 2005 · Destroyed