# Accident 20070811019249A: Amtr GLASAIRIII, Captiva Island, FL, August 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2007, 14:30 local time
- Place: Captiva Island, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5453° N, 82.1986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5453&lon=-82.1986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340-2020-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stout Gordon GLASAIR III (registry code 05691GR, https://openairdocs.org/model/stout-gordon-glasair-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIII
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,725 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070811019249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND LANDED ON BEACH AT END OF CAPTIVA ISLAND. AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS AND FLIPPED OVER WHEN NOSE GEAR SUNK INTO SAND. PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES, PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES. AIRCRAFT CANOPY WAS BROKEN, HORIZONTAL STAB AND RUDDER BROKEN TO THE RIGHT. NOSE GEAR DAMAGED.

## 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 NYC07LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA189), Aug 11, 2007: Stout Gordon Glasair III (N340), Captiva, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N340 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160511008699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160511008699I), May 11, 2016: Stout Gordon GLASAIR III (N340), Yukon, OK, Minor damage. Pilot was landing on 17R at F29. When he lowered the landing gear for landing he noticed he did not have a green light for the nose gear he tested the light…
- [Accident 19960808021569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960808021569A), Aug 8, 1996: Amtr GLASAIRIII (N340), Boynton Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Reported power loss on climbout. Turned back. Unable make runway. Impact nose first. Fuel tank empty. Visual improper

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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