# Accident 20070825023129A: Amtr CTSW, St. George, UT, August 25, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2007, 18:24 local time
- Place: St. George, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0906° N, 113.5931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0906&lon=-113.5931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N775CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N775CT-2009-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CTSW (registry code 0600001, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctsw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CTSW
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912UL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070825023129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT AND WAS RETURNING WITH THE AIRCRAFT FROM SALINAS, CALIFORNIA TO ST. GEORGE, UTAH. WHILE DESCENDING TO ENTER THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT ST. GEORGE FOR LANDING THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON A HILLSIDE ON THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT RUN OUT OF FUEL. FUEL WAS OBSERVED TO STILL BE DRAINING FROM THE AIRCRAFT FUEL VENT 20 HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT ALSO SAID THE ENGINE HAD "SPUTTERED" EARLIER IN THE FLIGHT WHICH WAS CORRECTED BY MOVING THE CHOKE LEVER TO OFF AFTER IT HAD BEEN ACCIDENTALLY ACTIVATED. HE DID NOT THINK HE ACTIVATED THE CHOKE WHEN DESCENDING TO LAND AT ST. GEORGE. HE DID NOT REMEMBER IF HE USED CARBURETOR HEAT DURING THE DESCENT FOR LANDING. ACCURATE SETTINGS FOR THE CHOKE & CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROLS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO DESTRUCTION OF THE COCKPIT AREA DURING THE CRASH AND SUBSEQUENT RESCUE OPERATIONS. THE NTSB IS TO EXAMINE THE ENGINE AT A LATER DATE TO DETERMINE IF A CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE CAN BE DETERMINED.

## 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 SEA07FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA240), Aug 26, 2007: Flight Design Ctsw (N775CT), St. George, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during approach for an undetermined reason. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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