# Accident 20050527016049A: Amtr GLASAIRIIFT, Stuart, FL, May 27, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2005, 11:30 local time
- Place: Stuart, FL
- Airport: Naked Lady Ranch Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1492° N, 80.3408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1492&lon=-80.3408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401KY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401KY-2008-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stoddard Hamilton GLASSAIR II FT (registry code 05615OD, https://openairdocs.org/model/stoddard-hamilton-glassair-ii-ft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIIFT
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050527016049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 27, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AT NAKED LADY RANCH AIRPORT (64FA), N401KY WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DURING TAKE OFF . THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT, SUFFERING ONLY MINOR INJURIES, OF N401KY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. N401KY IS OWNED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND IS CERTIFICATED AS AN EXPERIMENTAL KIT BUILT AIRCRAFT, THE MANUFACTURER AND MODEL IS LISTED AS A STODDARD HAMILTON, GLASSAIR II FT, SERIAL NUMBER 2083. NAKED LADY RANCH AIRPORT IS A PRIVATE COMMUNITY AIRPARK WITH TWO TURF RUNWAYS, RUNWAY 18/36 WHICH IS 3300 X 120 FT AND RUNWAY 9/27 WHICH IS 1980 X 120 FT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 36 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPM AND AIRPSPEED INDICATION WAS BLEEDING OFF. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, BANKED LEFT AND CRASHED INTO A SMALL STAND OF PINE TREES. BOTH WINGS WERE SHATTERED, THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AND THE PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WAS INDICATION THAT THE WING FUEL TANKS CONTAINED FUEL AS THE FOLIAGE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS DISCOLORED, ALSO THE FUSELAGE "HOPPER" TANK CONTAINED FUEL. THE PILOT DID NOT SPEAK OF ANY CONTROL ISSUES. CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ASCERTAINED THROUGH INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.

## 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 MIA05LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA111), May 27, 2005: Hamilton Stoddard Glassair II S (N401KY), Palm City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper maintenance by other maintenance personnel, which resulted in the throttle cable being loose and detaching from the throttle arm during takeoff, resulting in a loss of engine power.

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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