# Accident 20080726857239A: Amtr CHINOOKPLUS2, Magnolia Sprin, AL, July 26, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2008, 06:45 local time
- Place: Magnolia Sprin, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4239° N, 87.7775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4239&lon=-87.7775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92095, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92095-2018-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grimes Barry R CHINOOK PLUS 2 (registry code 05902ZT, https://openairdocs.org/model/grimes-barry-r-chinook-plus-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Suzuki G10 (registry code 59299, https://openairdocs.org/engine/suzuki-g10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHINOOKPLUS2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080726857239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 26, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 06:45 AM, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AN UNCERTIFICATED PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AN EARLY MORNING PLEASURE FLIGHT ON HIS CHINOOK, LSA OVER MAGNOLIA SPRINGS, AL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER, HIS ALTITUDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 750' FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO RE-START THE ENGINE THE ENGINE STARTED BUT WENT OUT AGAIN.  HE THEN STARTED LOOKING FOR A SUITABLE AREA FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING; HE HAD POWERLINES EAST/WEST OF HIS FLIGHT PATH.  HE OPTED FOR A SOY BEAN FIELD EAST OF HIS POSITION.  HE BEGAN CONFIGURING THE AIRCRAFT FOR AND EMERGENCY LAND BY DEPLOYING 2 NOTCHES OF FLAPS.  AFTER LANDING; THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET BEFORE ABRUPTLY STOPPING DUE TO THE SUDDEN DRAG OF THE SOYBEAN PLANTS THE AIRCRAFT NOSE OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT CABIN AREA; THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  THE INCIDENT OCCURRED 3 MILES SOUTH OF COLLIER AIR FIELD A PRIVATE STRIP IN MAGNOLIA SPRING, AL NORTH OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MR. BARY ROY GRIMES^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 NYC08CA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA321), Jul 26, 2008: Grimes Barry R Chinook Plus TWO (N92095), Magnolia Springs, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during initial climb due to the failure of the fuel pump.

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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