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FAA accident report · Amtr SPRINT 1000 · Maderia Beach, FL · September 5, 2009

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Date
September 5, 2009 · 09:40 local
Place
Maderia Beach, FL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N185SQ
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA09LA502
Reported as
Amtr SPRINT1000
Reported engine
HIRTH3701
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N185SQRegistration cancelled Jul 14, 2017 · M-Squared SPRINT 1000S/N 0554 · Built 2001Airframe modelM-Squared SPRINT 1000Engine modelHirth 37012 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Flying over john's pass, Maderia Beach, Florida., at approximately 300 feet, and m-squared spirit 1000 ultra light aircraft (N185QS) lost power crashed into the water, destroying the aircraft. After the aircraft was removed from the water it is noted that the aircraft engine was missing the gearbox and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLYING OVER JOHN'S PASS, MADERIA BEACH, FLORIDA., AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET, AND M-SQUARED SPIRIT 1000 ULTRA LIGHT AIRCRAFT (N185QS) LOST POWER CRASHED INTO THE WATER, DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE WATER IT IS NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS MISSING THE GEARBOX AND PROPELLER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA09LA502Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMadeira Beach, FLA loss of torque to the gearbox engine-side coupling flange bolts, which resulted in separation of the gearbox and propeller from the engine and the subsequent severing of the airplane's tail structure.Sep 5, 2009 · Substantial damage