# Accident 20080903846579A: Amtr VAMPIRE, Findlay, OH, September 3, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2008, 12:56 local time
- Place: Findlay, OH
- Airport: Findlay
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0275° N, 83.6642° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0275&lon=-83.6642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333SV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333SV-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sadler William G VAMPIRE (registry code 0562453, https://openairdocs.org/model/sadler-william-g-vampire) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VAMPIRE
- Reported engine: R700
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 2 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080903846579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF/CLIMB AND TURNING CROSS WIND AT 500 AGL, THE ENGINE SHUTOFF.  DURING THE DESCENT DOWN, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RESTART THE ENGINE, AND HE COULD NOT HEAR THE ENGINE TURNING OVER.  HIS FOCUS WAS THEN TURNED TO THE LANDING.  A CRASH LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN AN ABANDONED STONE QUARRY.  THE PILOT ALSO RELATED, AFTER THE CRASH LANDING, HE HEARD A CRACKLE IN THE (ENGINE) COWLING AND SHORTLY AFTER SEEN SMOKE AND THEN FLAMES.  THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS WERE IN THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI08LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA274), Sep 3, 2008: Sadler Vampire (N333SV), Findlay, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the reduction drive assembly as a result of excessive wear and high temperatures. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of total…

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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