39.6763° N, 99.4210° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Speed, KS, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 10, 2008 · 15:50 local
Place
Speed, KS
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6553
Reported as
Amtr Varieze
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While en route from adt to lxt, approximately 15:50 and 10 miles from phg, the pilot of N6553C reported that he experienced smoke in the cockpit and attempted to land on a dirt road. The wing and kinard wing was torn from the aircraft and the nose landing gear collapsed. The aircraft experienced substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE EN ROUTE FROM ADT TO LXT, APPROXIMATELY 15:50 AND 10 MILES FROM PHG, THE PILOT OF N6553C REPORTED THAT HE EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A DIRT ROAD. THE WING AND KINARD WING WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.