# Accident 19950730020029A: Amtr SILHOUETTE, Corvallis, OR, July 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1995, 13:30 local time
- Place: Corvallis, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4607° N, 123.3390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4607&lon=-123.3390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5121P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5121P-1997-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pederson Earl C SILHOUTTE I (registry code 05612SH, https://openairdocs.org/model/pederson-earl-c-silhoutte-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SILHOUETTE
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX447
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950730020029A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT NEAR TOP OF LOOP. ENTERED SPIN. ENGINE RETURNED BUT HOMEBUILT HIT TREES ON PULLOUT. TOO LOW FOR LOOP.

## 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 SEA95LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA167), Jul 30, 1995: Pederson Silhouette 1 (N5121P), Corvallis, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT PERFORMING AEROBATICS AT AN ALTITUDE INADEQUATE FOR SAFE RECOVERY.

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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