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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr E RACER · Chicago/Aurora, IL · June 21, 2008

Date: June 21, 2008 · 12:30 local
Place: Chicago/Aurora, IL
Airport: Aurora Municipal
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N345JM
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI08LA169
Reported as: Amtr Eracer
Reported engine: TELMAT TMX540
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N345JMRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2008 · Morrison John K E RACERS/N 113 Airframe modelMorrison John K E RACER Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) Departed Aurora airport, IL runway 27. Engine lost some power. Pilot notified ATC, he was returning to the airport. Smoke started to fill the cockpit. Engine compartment was on fire. Notified ATC of fire onboard. ATC called 911 emergency. Pilot lost control just before coming in contact with the grassy area. Left main and nose gear collapsed. Left wing came in contact with the runway turning the aircraft onto the runway. When the aircraft came to a complete stop, pilot opened the canopy and exited the aircraft. Seconds after he exited the aircraft the entire aircraft was in-gulfed in flames. Pilot's injury was limited to his hair on the back of his head was slightly burned.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DEPARTED AURORA AIRPORT, IL RUNWAY 27. ENGINE LOST SOME POWER. PILOT NOTIFIED ATC, HE WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT. SMOKE STARTED TO FILL THE COCKPIT. ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. NOTIFIED ATC OF FIRE ONBOARD. ATC CALLED 911 EMERGENCY. PILOT LOST CONTROL JUST BEFORE COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE GRASSY AREA. LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. LEFT WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY TURNING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PILOT OPENED THE CANOPY AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. SECONDS AFTER HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT WAS IN-GULFED IN FLAMES. PILOT'S INJURY WAS LIMITED TO HIS HAIR ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD WAS SLIGHTLY BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI08LA169Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAurora, ILAn undetermined failure in the high-pressure fuel system, and the subsequent loss of engine power and in-flight fire. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's restricted visibility due to the smoke in the cockpit, failure of the aileron control during…Jun 21, 2008 · Destroyed

Other reports on N345JM · 2

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

Accident 20000912042789AIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Chicago/Aurora, IL(-23) The aircraft was on a maintenance test flight for the installation of a supercharger. The aircraft lost power while on a left base to runway 33. It landed in a bean field, short of the runway. The aircraft lost its right wing during impact.Sep 12, 2000 · Substantial damage Incident 19990821033529ILevel Off Touchdown · Chicago/Aurora, IL(-23) At approximately 4:20 CDT, the main landing gear collapsed on N345JM, an expermintal amateur built e-racer aircraft. At the time of the incident, the aircraft was landing on runway 09 at Aurora Municipal Airport (apr). The 14 CFR part 91 flight…Aug 21, 1999 · Minor damage