# Accident 20090905017329A: Amtr SPRINT1000, Maderia Beach, FL, September 5, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2009, 09:40 local time
- Place: Maderia Beach, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7931° N, 82.7794° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7931&lon=-82.7794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185SQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185SQ-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: M-Squared SPRINT 1000 (registry code 059025M, https://openairdocs.org/model/m-squared-sprint-1000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Hirth 3701 (registry code 33702, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-3701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SPRINT1000
- Reported engine: HIRTH3701
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA502](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA502) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090905017329A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ERA09LA502](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA502), Sep 5, 2009: M-Squared Sprint 1000 (N185SQ), Madeira Beach, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A 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…

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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