# Accident 20071104827909A: Amtr CH601HD, Greenwood, IN, November 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2007, 08:30 local time
- Place: Greenwood, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6275° N, 86.0878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6275&lon=-86.0878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601AG-2018-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gluff Alan D ZENAIR CH601HD (registry code 056090K, https://openairdocs.org/model/gluff-alan-d-zenair-ch601hd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH601HD
- Reported engine: AMTR EA81
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 654 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071104827909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING GREENWOOD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (HFY) THE PILOT SAW A PUFF OF SMOKE COME FROM THE ENGINE. HE IMMEDIATELY TURNED BACK TOWARDS THE AIRPORT. DURING THIS TIME HE LOST COMPLETE ENGINE POWER AND IT SEIZED UP ON HIM. THE PILOT LINED UP WITH A FARMER'S FIELD DUE NORTH OF HIS POSITION. HE TOUCHED DOWN IN THE FIELD HEADING NORTH. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR CAUGHT AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS TOP WHERE IT CAME TO REST.

## 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 CHI08CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA034), Nov 4, 2007: Gluff, Alan Zenair 200 (N601AG), Greenwood, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to a lubricating system leak for undetermined reasons which resulted in engine seizure, and the unsuitable terrain encountered during 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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