# Accident 20170430004519A: Zwicker Murray R GLASTAR, Napa, CA, April 30, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2017, 15:10 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6556° N, 122.2622° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6556&lon=-122.2622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89SR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89SR-2018-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zwicker Murray R GLASTAR (registry code 05614VL, https://openairdocs.org/model/zwicker-murray-r-glastar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZWICKER MURRAY R GLASTAR
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 6 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170430004519A

## Narrative

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

MADE 3 SUCCESSFUL TOUCH AND GO'S ON THE LAKE. DURING THE 4TH TOUCH AND GO, UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT SPUN APPROXIMATELY 250 DEGREES AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 GAA17CA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA301), Apr 30, 2017: Zwicker Murray R Glastar (N89SR), Napa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The amphibious float-equipped airplane's encounter with a submerged object during a water landing, which resulted in a nose-over.

## Other reports on N89SR (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20050704022269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050704022269I), Jul 4, 2005: Amtr GLASTAR (N89SR), Concord, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Ccr, 0919 local time, no injuries. The pilot failed to remove the tow bar prior to flight. Upon takeoff and raising of the retractable landing gear, the…

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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