# Accident 19920729027979A: Amtr VK30, Rawlings, WY, July 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1992, 13:19 local time
- Place: Rawlings, WY
- Airport: Rawlings Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7809° N, 107.2195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7809&lon=-107.2195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N303VK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303VK-2016-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Greth Gerald N VK 30 (registry code 0561842, https://openairdocs.org/model/greth-gerald-n-vk-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VK30
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920729027979A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON SHORT FINAL LANDING IN GUSTY SURFACE WIND. TOO MUCH WIND FOR AN ULTRA LIGHT HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA92LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA169), Jul 29, 1992: Greth Cirrus VK30 (N303VK), Rawlins, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CROSSWINDS AND GUSTS.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.