# Accident 20070716019289A: Amtr MUSTANGMIDGT, Lorain/Elyria, OH, July 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2007, 19:15 local time
- Place: Lorain/Elyria, OH
- Airport: Lorain County Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3442° N, 82.1775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3442&lon=-82.1775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N804DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N804DC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chrapczynski Daniel T M1 MIDGET MUSTANG (registry code 05618QN, https://openairdocs.org/model/chrapczynski-daniel-t-m1-midget-mustang) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MUSTANGMIDGT
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 616 total, 0 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070716019289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THE INITIAL TEST FLIGHT THE PILOT STATED THAT AT LIFTOFF (ON RUNWAY 25) AT KLPR, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND LOST POWER. THE PILOT STATED HE DECIDED TO LAND IN THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, UNDERCARRIAGE AND MAIN GEAR ATTACH POINTS.

## 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 CHI07CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA217), Jul 16, 2007: Chrapczynski M1 Midget Mustang (N804DC), Elyria, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper glide speed during the forced landing after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush condition and a hard landing. A contributing factor was the…

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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