# Accident 20050806017679A: Amtr EASYEAGLE1, Milton, FL, August 6, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2005, 14:00 local time
- Place: Milton, FL
- Airport: Milton T Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6375° N, 86.9936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6375&lon=-86.9936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707DG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707DG-2014-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gustafson David E EASY EAGLE (registry code 0561654, https://openairdocs.org/model/gustafson-david-e-easy-eagle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EASYEAGLE1
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1835VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,732 total, 0 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050806017679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON INITIAL TEST FLIGHT OF EXPERIMENTAL BUILT AIRCRAFT, ENGINE FAILED TO DEVELOP OR MAINTAIN FULL POWER AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE. THE PILOT TURNED BASE LEG TO RUNWAY 36 AT MILTON, FLORIDA (2R4). AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE WEST OF SOUTH END OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED IN A POST IMPACT FIRE. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES FROM BURNS RESULTING FROM THE AIRCRAFT FIRE.

## 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 MIA05LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA146), Aug 6, 2005: Gustafson Easy Eagle (N707DG), Milton, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during initial climb after takeoff for an undetermined reason, which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent in-flight collision with tree-covered terrain.

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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