# Accident 20050610013559A: Amtr SNS9, Niles, MI, June 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2005, 13:55 local time
- Place: Niles, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8203° N, 86.2367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8203&lon=-86.2367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143WW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143WW-2007-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grimes Jon C SNS-9 (registry code 05655YN, https://openairdocs.org/model/grimes-jon-c-sns-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SNS9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,103 total, 487 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050610013559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI05CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA139), Jun 10, 2005: Grimes SNS-9 (N143WW), Niles, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which led to the inadvertent stall/mush, and subsequent impact with the ground.

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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