# Accident 20090306005079A: Amtr S51D, Ocala, FL, March 6, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2009, 14:53 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2183° N, 82.1508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2183&lon=-82.1508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N551X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N551X-2012-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eldredge Kevin S51 (registry code 05614DM, https://openairdocs.org/model/eldredge-kevin-s51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR S51D
- Reported engine: CHEVRO 612
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,917 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090306005079A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  N551X DEPARTED LEEWARD AIR RANCH (FD04), MADE A CRASH LANDING ON 03/06/09 AT 14:45 AT 3101 NW MARTIN LUTHER KING AVE OCALA, FLORIDA AFTER THREE PASSES OVER THE AREA AT LOW ALTITUDE.  TWO MOBILE HOMES WERE DESTROYED AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 ERA09LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA184), Mar 6, 2009: Kevin Eldredge Stewart (N551X), Ocala, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to contamination and clogging of the fuel system by a post-assembly fuel tank sealant.

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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