# Accident 20091225053059A: Amtr LONGEZ, Dexter, KY, December 25, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 2009, 20:50 local time
- Place: Dexter, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6958° N, 88.2044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6958&lon=-88.2044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N499CM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N499CM-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davis Michael J LONGEZ (registry code 05627ZW, https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-michael-j-longez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (registry code 42123, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LONGEZ
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091225053059A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENROUTE FROM LEITCHFIELD, KY (M20) TO UNION CITY, TN (UCY) AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LINE OF TREES NEXT TO FARM FIELD IN DEXTER, KY. LEFT WING SEPARATED CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO ROLL INVERTED AND IMPACT THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST CRASH FIRE. THE ONE PERSON ONBOARD WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 ERA10LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA102), Dec 25, 2009: Davis Michael J Longez (N499CM), Dexter, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the chaffing and grounding of the single magneto's ignition lead.

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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