# Accident 20060715021889A: Armpri BREEZY, South Haven, MI, July 15, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2006, 14:15 local time
- Place: South Haven, MI
- Airport: South Haven Area Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3511° N, 86.2556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3511&lon=-86.2556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N316DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N316DA-2009-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Armpriest BREEZY (registry code 0565083, https://openairdocs.org/model/armpriest-breezy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARMPRI BREEZY
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060715021889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RWY 22. A WITNESS STATED HE SAW AN OBJECT FALL FROM THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL. ACCORDING TO THE WITNESS, THE AIRCRAFT THEN MADE A STEEP LEFT TURN AND PITCHED DOWN AT 45 DEGREES. THE WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND AT THE SAME 45 DEGREE DOWN PITCH. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE STATE POLICE THAT AFTER TAKE OFF, HE FELT A BIG VIBRATION SO HE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND WENT INTO A POWER GLIDE. THE STATE POLICE RETRIEVED THE FALLEN OBJECT, WHICH WAS THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT COVER. THE STATE POLICE FOUND THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT COVER BETWEEN THE TAKE OFF END OF THE RWY AND THE CRASH SITE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 CHI06LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA190), Jul 15, 2006: Armpriest Breezy (N316DA), South Haven, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The inadvertent stall by pilot during climb following propeller blade damage from the compartment door separation after takeoff. The low altitude and airspeed not maintained by the pilot were…

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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