# Accident 19931106042219A: Amtr RAF2000, Salina, UT, November 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1993, 10:30 local time
- Place: Salina, UT
- Airport: Salina Gunnison Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9993° N, 111.8794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9993&lon=-111.8794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70334, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70334-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bird David Ernest RAF 2000 (registry code 05623RD, https://openairdocs.org/model/bird-david-ernest-raf-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RAF2000
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 183 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931106042219A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMBOUT TRANSITIONED FROM NORMAL CLIMB TO VERTICAL CLIMB. LOST LIFT ABRUPTLY. DIVED TO GROUND. UNSKILLED IN OPS

## 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 SEA94LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA026), Nov 6, 1993: Bird RAF-2000 (N70334), Redmond, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S EXCEEDING THE PROPER CLIMB RATE. A FACTOR CONTIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN MAKE/MODEL.

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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