# Accident 20060812026609A: Amtr ACROSPORTII, Coldwater, MI, August 12, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2006, 11:00 local time
- Place: Coldwater, MI
- Airport: Branch County Memorial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9391° N, 84.9992° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9391&lon=-84.9992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208BY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208BY-2007-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dix Richard E ACRO SPORT II (registry code 056173H, https://openairdocs.org/model/dix-richard-e-acro-sport-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ACROSPORTII
- 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 CHI06LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060812026609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 12, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 AM, N208BY DEPARTED JACKSON CO. AIRPORT MI, FOR COLDWATER MI. THE EXPERIMENTAL ACRO SPORT AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO WAS POSITIONED IN THE REAR SEAT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FRONT SEAT WAS OCCUPIED BY PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91 VMC AND WAS RECREATIONAL IN NATURE. DURING THE CRUISE PHASE OF FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND SHUT DOWN. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES ON THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED AT A LOW ALTITUDE AND RUNNING ROUGH. THE WITNESS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES FROM COLDWATER AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 MILES SHORT OF AIRPORT IN A FARM FIELD. THE FUEL TANK RUPTURED AND A FIRE BROKE OUT. THE PILOT MANAGED TO ESCAPE AND WAS FOUND BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO BE LYING NEAR WRECKAGE. THE PASSENGER DID NOT EGRESS AND WAS FOUND IN THE FRONT SEAT DECEASED. THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS CARE-FLIGHTED TO BRONSON HOSPITAL WHERE HE REMAINS IN CRITICAL BUT STABLE CONDITION. LYCOMING EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE ENGINE AND WILL INVESTIGATE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

## 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 CHI06LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA230), Aug 12, 2006: Dix Acro Sport II (N208BY), Coldwater, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during the resulting forced landing which resulted in the inadvertent stall and subsequent…

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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