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FAA accident report · Amtr SKYBOLT · Cumming, GA · July 9, 2005

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Date
July 9, 2005 · 10:05 local
Place
Cumming, GA
Airport
Mathis Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N250SE
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL05LA126
Reported as
Amtr Skybolt
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
915 total25 in this make and model
N250SERegistration cancelled Jun 29, 2007 · Ellsworth Scott P SKYBOLTS/N 1 · Built 2000Airframe modelEllsworth Scott P SKYBOLTEngine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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) On July 9, 2005 at approximately 0955EST airplane N250SE departed from pdk. The airplane was headed to Mathis Airport in Cumming, Georgia when it collided with an embankment at a road construction site. The embankment was approximately 60 feet in height and on a 70-degree incline and approximately 1/2 mile from the airport. The pilot received fatal injuries and the airplane received substantial damage from the impact. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site. During examination at the accident site the airplane was found to have collided with the ground. The airplane was found mainly intact, the nose section received substantial damage. The wings were separated and accelerated forward, the landing gear was collapsed, and the cockpit received damage. The pilot was wearing a seatbelt and shoulder harness which was cut by rescue to remove the pilot. The canopy and left side of fuselage were also cut/damaged by rescue to remove the pilot. The remaining tail section was undamaged. The fuel selector was found to be in the off position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 9, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 0955EST AIRPLANE N250SE DEPARTED FROM PDK. THE AIRPLANE WAS HEADED TO MATHIS AIRPORT IN CUMMING, GEORGIA WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT AT A ROAD CONSTRUCTION SITE. THE EMBANKMENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET IN HEIGHT AND ON A 70-DEGREE INCLINE AND APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE IMPACT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. DURING EXAMINATION AT THE ACCIDENT SITE THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND TO HAVE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND MAINLY INTACT, THE NOSE SECTION RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE WINGS WERE SEPARATED AND ACCELERATED FORWARD, THE LANDING GEAR WAS COLLAPSED, AND THE COCKPIT RECEIVED DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS WEARING A SEATBELT AND SHOULDER HARNESS WHICH WAS CUT BY RESCUE TO REMOVE THE PILOT. THE CANOPY AND LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE WERE ALSO CUT/DAMAGED BY RESCUE TO REMOVE THE PILOT. THE REMAINING TAIL SECTION WAS UNDAMAGED. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE OFF POSITION.

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 ATL05LA126Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCumming, GAThe pilot's improper fuel management while maneuvering resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.Jul 9, 2005 · Substantial damage