# Accident 20050719016799A: Amtr AC4, Sparks, NV, July 19, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2005, 13:10 local time
- Place: Sparks, NV
- Airport: Air Sailing Gliderport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8706° N, 119.7039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8706&lon=-119.7039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9276Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9276Y-2007-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: AS+ AC 4 (registry code 05628R1, https://openairdocs.org/model/as-plus-ac-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AC4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,197 total, 147 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050719016799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF N9276Y DURING AN APPROACH TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 21 AT AIR SAILING, OPERATED THE AIRCRAFT IN A MANNER THAT RESULTED IN A LOW ALTITUDE STALL/SPIN.

## 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 LAX05LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA239), Jul 19, 2005: As+ AC4 (N9276Y), Sparks, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while performing S-turns on final approach, which resulted in a stall and uncontrolled descent into terrain. A contributing factor in the accident…

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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