# Accident 20060903019239A: Amtr CHRISEAGLE2, Topsail Island, NC, September 3, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2006, 13:30 local time
- Place: Topsail Island, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3631° N, 77.6219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3631&lon=-77.6219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N225FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N225FL-2014-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brown Floyd L CHRISTEN EAGLE II (registry code 05618HO, https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-floyd-l-christen-eagle-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHRISEAGLE2
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060903019239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, THE PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ VERBALLY STATED HE WAS FLYING OVER THE OCEAN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL EAST OF TOPSAIL ISLAND WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. AT THAT POINT, HE BAILED OUT AT APPROX. 2,000 FT (PIC WAS WEARING A PARACHUTE). PIC STATED THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE WATER WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. THE NEXT DAY THE LOCAL PAMLICO SHERIFF STATED THE ENGINE WAS NOT ON THE AIRFRAME WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE WATER. THE PIC NEVER MADE A WRITTEN STATEMENT AND NEVER SENT IN THE MAINTENANCE LOGBOOKS AS I REQUESTED. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO CONTACT THE PIC AND WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.

## 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 ATL06CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA125), Sep 3, 2006: Brown Floyd L Christen Eagle II (N225FL), Topsail Beach, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight separation of the engine and propeller from the airframe for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the airplane's uncontrolled impact with water.

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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