# Accident 20070917829889A: Amtr SE5AREPLICA, Hendersonville, NC, September 17, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2007, 10:45 local time
- Place: Hendersonville, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3072° N, 82.4336° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3072&lon=-82.4336&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7072E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7072E-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Francis Donald SE5A REPLICA (registry code 05623FZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/francis-donald-se5a-replica) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SE5AREPLICA
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 810 total, 300 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070917829889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT TOOK OFF FROM JOHNSON FIELD (8NC9) WHICH IS NEXT TO HENDERSONVILLE AIRPORT (0A7). HE STATED HIS MAGNETO AND CARB CHECKS WERE NORMAL. WHEN HE BEGAN CLIMBING OUT, HIS RPM BEGAN FLUCTUATING FROM 2600 TO 2000, BACK TO 2600. HE CLIMBED OVER THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. HE BEGAN TURNING IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. AT 150-200 FT ALTITUDE, THE ENGINE CUT OUT. THE PILOT'S GLIDE PATH WAS BLOCKED BY A POWER LINE, SO HE PUSHED THE NOSE DOWN TO GO UNDER THE LINE. ON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WHEELS DUG INTO MUD IN THE FIELD NEXT TO HENDERSONVILLE AIRPORT (0A7) AND FLIPPED OVER. THE IMPACT TORE THE ENGINE LOOSE FROM THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 NYC07LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA232), Sep 17, 2007: Francis SE5A Replica (N7072E), Hendersonville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total 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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