Accident · 2004-04-04

NTSB case MIA04LA069 · Louis Amato Buccaneer · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2004-04-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Louis Amato Buccaneer (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilots improper preflight preparation resulting in loss of engine power due to contaminated fuel and his failure to maintain airspeed while attempting to reverse direction to land resulting in an inadvert stall, uncontrolled descent, and impact with terrain.

Source: NTSB case MIA04LA069

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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