# Accident 20090424857179A: Amtr MK1, Demopolis, AL, April 24, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2009, 13:37 local time
- Place: Demopolis, AL
- Airport: Demopolis Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4578° N, 87.9186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4578&lon=-87.9186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91MK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91MK-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Keeley M/Tidd R MK-1 (registry code 05627VR, https://openairdocs.org/model/keeley-m-tidd-r-mk-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MK1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 1 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090424857179A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OFF RUNWAY 22 DEMOPOLIS, AL(DYA), THEN TURNED TO A DOWNWIND POSITION.  AIRCRAFT ENGINE SPUTTERED AND THEN QUIT.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE AND A FIRE ENSUED AFTER IMPACT.  AIRCRAFT DESTROYED AND PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 ERA09LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA263), Apr 24, 2009: Keeley/Tidd MK-1 (N91MK), Demopolis, AL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed following a complete loss of engine power resulting in a stall while maneuvering to land. The reason for the loss of engine power was undetermined.

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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