# Accident 20081114856589A: Amrgen AG5B, Naples, FL, November 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2008, 16:15 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Wing South Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1169° N, 81.7019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1169&lon=-81.7019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1191W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1191W-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American General Acft AG5B (registry code 3990100, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-general-acft-ag5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AG5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 100 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081114856589A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 14, 2008, AT 1824 EST, N1191W A 1991 AMERICAN GENERAL AG5B, COLLIDED INTO TREES SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE WING SOUTH AIRPARK (FA37), NAPLES, FLORIDA.  THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE BORROWED AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (NVMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE MISHAP.  PER NTSB: ACCORDING TO A PILOT RATED PASSENGER, THE LIFTOFF AND INITIAL CLIMB APPEARED NORMAL, SOON AFTER IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT ACCELERATING.  THE PASSENGER MENTIONED TO THE PILOT THAT THE AIRSPEED SEEMED TO BE STAGNATING AND HE CONFIRMED THE SAME CONCERN.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER BOTH CHECKED FOR FULL THROTTLE POSITION AND RPM WHICH WAS AT THAT TIME 2.150.  THE PASSENGER STATED THAT AT THAT POINT THE ONLY OPTION FOR THE PILOT WAS TO LOWER THE NOSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO INCREASE AIRSPEED.  THE PASSENGER SAID THAT THERE WAS NO INCREASE IN AIRSPEED AND THEY BOTH REALIZED THAT THE FLIGHT WOULD END UP IN THE TREES.  THE PASSENGER WATCHED THE PILOT CONTINUE TO FLY THE AIRPLANE STRAIGHT AND LEVEL TO THE POINT OF IMPACT.

## 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 ERA09LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA055), Nov 14, 2008: American General Acft AG5B (N1191W), Naples, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during takeoff for undetermined reasons.

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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