# Accident 20090606010759A: Amtr SEAREY, Knoxville, TN, June 6, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2009, 16:45 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9289° N, 84.2581° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9289&lon=-84.2581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N169GW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N169GW-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Bret B SEAREY (registry code 05611X7, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-bret-b-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAREY
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090606010759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A TOUCH-AND-GO WATER LANDING ON MELTON HILL LAKE.  DURING AN ATTEMPTED LEFT TURN ABOVE THE WATER, THE AIRCRAFT LOST IT'S LIFT CAPABILITY AND CRASHED (INTO MELTON HILL LAKE).

## 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 ERA09LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA325), Jun 6, 2009: Smith Bret B Searey (N169GW), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and uncontrolled descent.

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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