# Accident 20090815016849A: Amtr TBIRDII, Dundee, OH, August 15, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2009, 19:35 local time
- Place: Dundee, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5531° N, 81.5844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5531&lon=-81.5844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5559A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5559A-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fisher Michael H T-BIRD II (registry code 05903YV, https://openairdocs.org/model/fisher-michael-h-t-bird-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 618 (registry code 55578, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TBIRDII
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 50 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA531](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA531) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090815016849A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM A PICNIC IN STRASBURG, OHIO.  AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO ABOUT 500 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF.  PILOT RESTARTED THE ENGINE FOR A BRIEF TIME WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AGAIN.  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT IN A CORN FIELD.

## 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 CEN09CA531](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA531), Aug 16, 2009: Fisher Michael H T-BIRD II (N5559A), Dundee, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the outer crankshaft seal.

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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