# Accident 20061006026909A: Amtr FISHERCELITY, Anacortes, WA, October 6, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2006, 15:45 local time
- Place: Anacortes, WA
- Airport: Anacortes Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4989° N, 122.6622° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4989&lon=-122.6622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N635GH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N635GH-2006-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hatcher Robert E FISHER CELEBRITY (registry code 05603LH, https://openairdocs.org/model/hatcher-robert-e-fisher-celebrity) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 4A235 series (registry code 27011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4a235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FISHERCELITY
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 4A235B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061006026909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 6, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:45 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A FISHER CELEBRITY N635GH, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE ANACORTES AIRPORT (74S) AND WAS FORCED TO LAND IN THE WATERS OF PUGET SOUND. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE, WHICH WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ SUSTAINED SUBTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT SANK AND WAS PICKED UP BY A LOCAL BOATER.

## 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 SEA07LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA005), Oct 6, 2006: Hatcher Fisher Celebrity (N635GH), Anacortes, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during takeoff 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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