Douglas Adventure Air AMPIB accident near Pawtucket, RI
On October 29, 2004, a Douglas Adventure Air AMPIB (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pawtucket, RI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 29, 2004
- Place
- Pawtucket, RI
- Aircraft
- Douglas Adventure Air AMPIB · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.921°N, 71.491°W
- NTSB ID
- 20041110X01800
Official records · NYC05LA012
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On October 29, 2004, about 1700 eastern daylight time, an amateur built Adventure Air AMPIB, N469PD, was destroyed while landing at the North Central State Airport (SFZ), Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot had recently completed construction of the accident airplane. On September 21, 2004, an FAA inspector conducted an inspection of the airplane, approved it for flight, and issued a special airworthiness certificate. The accident flight was the second flight conducted since the construction was completed. On the day of the accident, witnesses observed the airplane in the airport traffic pattern, utilizing runway 23. As the airplane turned onto the base leg, about 500 feet above the ground, it suddenly "nosed over," and spiraled towards the ground. The witnesses also recalled that the engine "sputtered" just prior to it descending. An additional witness recalled that the engine was "revving at full power" as it descended. The airplane came to rest about 1 mile from runway 23, where a post-crash fire consumed the wreckage. According to a statement posted by the accident owner/pilot on October 25, 2004, on a website message board dedicated to Adventurer experimental amphibian airplanes, "I am happy to report that I took N469PD to the air for the first time, October 21...I set rudder trim two clicks to the right to compensate for p
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
