# Accident 19960208014439A: Amtr SKYHOPPER, Edgewood, NM, February 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1996, 11:00 local time
- Place: Edgewood, NM
- Airport: Sandia Airpark Estates Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0796° N, 106.1697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0796&lon=-106.1697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2795, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2795-2004-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Masnic SKYHOPPER II (registry code 0562552, https://openairdocs.org/model/masnic-skyhopper-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SKYHOPPER
- Reported engine: LYC O290C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 738 total, 38 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960208014439A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, TAILWHEEL LIFTED VEERED LEFT. RAN OFF ON SOFT DIRT, RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, WIND HIT GROUND.

## 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 FTW96LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA112), Feb 8, 1996: Masnic SKY Hopper II (N2795), Edgewood, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot exceeding the airplane's crosswind component which led to his inability to compensate for the crosswind conditions. A factor was the gusty winds.

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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