# Accident 20090708011699A: Amtr VIGGENITE, St Louis, MO, July 8, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2009, 13:10 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6622° N, 90.6519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6622&lon=-90.6519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20VV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20VV-2012-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lewis Keith O VIGGENITE (registry code 056190M, https://openairdocs.org/model/lewis-keith-o-viggenite) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VIGGENITE
- Reported engine: MAZDA 13BROTARY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 1 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA423) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090708011699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED AFTER TURNING ONTO A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 26R AT KSUS.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A QUICK RESTART BUT TO NO AVAIL.  THE AIRPLANE LANDED IN THE CANOPY OF A TREE NEXT TO THE AIRPORT PROPERTY.  THE AIRPLANE ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND FELL TO THE GROUND IN AN INVERTED POSITION.  AFTER THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A REST, THE PILOT SECURED THE SWITCHES PRIOR TO LEAVING THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 CEN09CA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA423), Jul 8, 2009: Lewis Keith O Viggenite (N20VV), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for unknown 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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