# Accident 19970330003909A: Amtr VP1, Sequim, WA, March 30, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1997, 12:40 local time
- Place: Sequim, WA
- Airport: Diamond Point Airstrip Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0926° N, 122.9285° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DIAMOND POINT AIRSTRIP (2WA1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0926&lon=-122.9285&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89PR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89PR-1998-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rose Patrick W VP-1 (registry code 05635H9, https://openairdocs.org/model/rose-patrick-w-vp-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VP1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970330003909A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF, CLIMBED TO 200FT, GUST OF WIND, PILOT LOST CONTROL, CRASHED INTO LOWER LEVEL OF HOUSE. (.4) THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TOOK OFF AGAINST THE ADVICE OF TWO ACQUAINTANCES WHO WARNED HIM OF THE 'STRONG, GUSTY WINDS.' NUMEROUS SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS THROUGHOUT THE NORTHWEST WASHINGTON AREA INDICATED A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WITH GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS, AND A RAPID PRESSURE RISE AT A NUMBER OF REPORTING STATIONS. WITNESSES REPORTED OBSERVING THE HOMEBUILT SINGLE-PLACE VOLKSWAGEN-POWERED WOODEN AIRCRAFT DEPART FROM RUNWAY 10 AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER EXECUTE A DESCENDING LEFT TURN OUT OF VIEW. A WITNESS REPORTED HEARING THE ENGINE UP TO THE TIME OF THE IMPACT. THE WOODEN PROPELLER'S TWO BLADES WERE SHATTERED OUTBOARD OF THE HUB. THE PILOT'S TOTAL FLIGHT TIME AS OF HIS LAST MEDICAL CONDUCTED DECEMBER 28, 1995, WAS REPORTED AS 60 HOURS.

## 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 SEA97LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA079), Mar 30, 1997: Rose VP-1 (N89PR), Gardiner, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain control of the aircraft. Factors contributing to the accident were gusty and high 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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