# Accident 20080820843779A: Amtr SEAFURYTMK20, Reno, NV, August 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2008, 13:25 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6678° N, 119.8825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6678&lon=-119.8825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51SF-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hawker SEA FURY TMK 20 (registry code 4220120, https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-sea-fury-tmk-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R3350-26WD (registry code 67059, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r3350-26wd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAFURYTMK20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,100 total, 180 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080820843779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 14 AND THE PILOT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX08LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA271), Aug 20, 2008: Hawker Sea Fury TMK 20 (N51SF), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A ruptured center balance diaphragm that resulted in a loss of engine power during final approach and subsequent forced landing on a desert floor.

## Other reports on N51SF (3)

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

- [Incident 20080422831839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080422831839I), Apr 22, 2008: Amtr SEAFURYTMK20 (N51SF), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. (-23) After landing on runway 15 at kads, while slowing down to exit the runway at taxiway f, the pilot reached to unlock the tail wheel. The bolts holding the…
- [Incident 20001107024629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001107024629I), Nov 7, 2000: Amtr SEAFURYTMK20 (N51SF), Springfield, IL. (-23) #.IGL1920010008 chip light came on and approx. 20 seconds later the engine started running rough. The pilot declared an emergency and diverted to spi and…
- [Incident 19980411026429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980411026429I), Apr 11, 1998: Amtr SEAFURYTMK20 (N51SF), Auburn, IN, Minor damage. While on a local pleasure flight engine lost power resulting in an emergency off airport landing. This took place at approximately 1330 EST, on April 11, 1998,…

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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