# Accident 20080709840899A: Amtr SEAREY, Ennis Lake, MT, July 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2008, 09:53 local time
- Place: Ennis Lake, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5000° N, 111.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5000&lon=-111.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24YD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24YD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jarrett David SEAREY (registry code 056226I, https://openairdocs.org/model/jarrett-david-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914 series (registry code 55575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAREY
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX914UL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 62 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080709840899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 07/09/08, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLYING AN EXPERIMENTAL CATEGORY, HOMEBUILD AMPHIBIAN SEARAY AIRCRAFT, N24YD, FROM BOZEMAN MT TO ENNIS LAKE, MT CRASHED ON LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BOZEMAN AT 0918 LOCAL TIME AND LANDED ON ENNIS LAKE AT 0953. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND STOPPED INVERTED DUE TO THE PILOT LEAVING THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BOZEMAN, MT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SERIOUS DAMAGE MAINLY DUE TO THE NOSE OF THE FIBERGLASS HULL BREAKING ON IMPACT.  THE TUBULAR STRUCTURE SUSTAINED VERY LITTLE DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT UNAIDED ALTHOUGH HE SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 LAX08CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA220), Jul 9, 2008: David Jarrett Searey (N24YD), Ennis Lake, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to retract the landing gear prior to landing on the water.

## Other reports on N24YD (1)

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

- [Accident 20190102000069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190102000069A), Jan 2, 2019: Jarrett David SEAREY (N24YD), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Searey amateur-built experimental aircraft/boat departed from napa (kapc), one pilot, one passenger, VMC flight. While sightseeing around the Sacramento area,…

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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