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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr SEA REY · Ringoes, NJ · July 30, 2006

Date: July 30, 2006 · 11:00 local
Place: Ringoes, NJ
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4293S
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC06LA187
Reported as: Amtr Searey
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,800 total

N4293SRegistration cancelled May 1, 2013 · Burleigh Ron SEA REYS/N 1MK026 · Built 1994 Airframe modelBurleigh Ron SEA REY Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) According to a neighbor who lived across the street from the accident site, he"...heard the aircraft engine start and then taxi which sounded normal as I have heard this aircraft many times previously. It sounded as if the plane was taking off heading north, toward werstville rd. after takeoff I heard the engine misfire and shutter which caused me to look up. At that point I saw the aircraft in a near vertical dive with the underside facing me. It disappeared behind the trees and I heard the sound of impact. I immediately drove to the scene and found the aircraft upside down leaking fuel with the pilot trapped in the wreckage. I took his pulse - there was none and waited for police to arrive."

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO A NEIGHBOR WHO LIVED ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE, HE"...HEARD THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE START AND THEN TAXI WHICH SOUNDED NORMAL AS I HAVE HEARD THIS AIRCRAFT MANY TIMES PREVIOUSLY. IT SOUNDED AS IF THE PLANE WAS TAKING OFF HEADING NORTH, TOWARD WERSTVILLE RD. AFTER TAKEOFF I HEARD THE ENGINE MISFIRE AND SHUTTER WHICH CAUSED ME TO LOOK UP. AT THAT POINT I SAW THE AIRCRAFT IN A NEAR VERTICAL DIVE WITH THE UNDERSIDE FACING ME. IT DISAPPEARED BEHIND THE TREES AND I HEARD THE SOUND OF IMPACT. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO THE SCENE AND FOUND THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN LEAKING FUEL WITH THE PILOT TRAPPED IN THE WRECKAGE. I TOOK HIS PULSE - THERE WAS NONE AND WAITED FOR POLICE TO ARRIVE."

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 NYC06LA187Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportRingoes, NJThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Factors included a partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Jul 30, 2006 · Destroyed

Other reports on N4293S · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20000429021839IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Osage Beach, MO(-23) Pilot reports that during taxi the left main gear retracted causing the aircraft to turn to the left, then down a steep hill, into a fence. Two left side, landing gear bulkhead upright tubes were found broken. An FAA form 8010-4 has been filed. This…Apr 29, 2000 · Reported as Amtr Searay · Minor damage