# Accident 20060904020629A: Amtr CORBYCJ1, New Smyrna, FL, September 4, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2006, 15:15 local time
- Place: New Smyrna, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0500° N, 80.9333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0500&lon=-80.9333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79860, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79860-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Noakes B J CJ-1 (registry code 05604S6, https://openairdocs.org/model/noakes-b-j-cj-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CORBYCJ1
- Reported engine: AMTR REVMASTER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060904020629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND HE ELECTED TO MAKE A LANDING ON AN UNINHABITED ISLAND RATHER THAN TRY TO MAKE A SUITABLE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON ITS BACK AS IT CAME TO A ROLLING STOP. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES. INSPECTOR'S STATEMENT: ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2006 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED TO PIE AFSS THAT HE HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH A HOMEBUILT CORBY CJ1 AIRCRAFT N79860. HE REPORTED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ REPORTED THE CAUSE OF THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT WAS LOSS OF POWER, POSSIBLY CYLINDER PROBLEMS AND HE DECIDED TO LAND ON AN ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HALIFAX RIVER, SOUTH EAST OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ STATED THAT WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND HE ELECTED TO MAKE A LANDING ON AN UNINHABITED ISLAND RATHER THAN TRY TO MAKE A SUITABLE AIRPORT. DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAIL SECTION AND THE ENGINE BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRONT BULKHEAD. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE AND THE ENGINE COULD BE ROTATED. CAUSE OF ACC   IDENT IS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 MIA06LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA136), Sep 4, 2006: Noakes B J Corby CJ-1 (N79860), Edgewater, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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