# Accident 20241120021499A: Ams Flight D O O CARAT A, Centralhatchee, GA, November 20, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2024, 16:00 local time
- Place: Centralhatchee, GA
- Airport: Sunset Strip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3581° N, 85.1191° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3581&lon=-85.1191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17GF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17GF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: AMS Flight D O O CARAT A (registry code 05615YH, https://openairdocs.org/model/ams-flight-d-o-o-carat-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMS FLIGHT D O O CARAT A
- Reported engine: SAVER S 1800-1-FSIC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,922 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241120021499A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, S/N CA026, A MOTOR GLIDER CRASHED AT SUNSET STRIP (7GE5) ON 11/20/2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 HOURS. THERE WAS ONE PILOT ON BOARD WHO WAS MED EVACUATED WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 ERA25LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA064), Nov 20, 2024: AMS Flight D O O Carat A (N17GF), Centralhatchee, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to comply with the engine manufacturer’s guidance, which resulted in improper valvetrain clearances, unseating of the intake valve keepers, and a total loss of engine…

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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