# Accident 19960925030219A: Amtr ROYALT, Kent, WA, September 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1996, 13:30 local time
- Place: Kent, WA
- Airport: Crest Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3992° N, 122.1907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3992&lon=-122.1907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2554, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2554-2006-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylor Ralph T ROYAL T (registry code 056136G, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylor-ralph-t-royal-t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROYALT
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,913 total, 610 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960925030219A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED NEAR AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN FELT SOMETHING HIT HOMEBUILT. VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS BENT. PUSH ROD BROKEN.

## 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 SEA96LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA220), Sep 25, 1996: Ralph Taylor Royal T (N2554), Kent, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: in-flight collision with an unknown object.

## Other reports on N2554 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20060701013489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060701013489A), Jul 1, 2006: Amtr ROYALT (N2554), Davenport, WA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) Experimental amateur built taylor royal t, N2554, was destroyed after colliding with terrain 3/4 mile west of seven bay's airport, Washington. The pilot,…
- [Incident 19970628036049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970628036049I), Jun 28, 1997: Amtr ROYALT (N2554), Auburn, WA, Minor damage. Narrative: departed rwy 34 Auburn with a departure to the northeast for a local maintenance test flight. After a flight of approximately 30 minutes, the pilot…

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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