# Accident 19970419006089A: Amtr HAWK, Howell, UT, April 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1997, 13:15 local time
- Place: Howell, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7893° N, 112.4900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7893&lon=-112.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N627K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N627K-2003-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: CGS HAWK (registry code 05624DR, https://openairdocs.org/model/cgs-hawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HAWK
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 904 total, 152 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970419006089A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED OUT OF CONTROL NEAR VERTICAL THUNDERSTORMS GUSTY WIND HEAVY RAIN IN AREA.

## 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 SEA97LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA089), Apr 19, 1997: Ivan Langston Hawk (N627K), Howell, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft. Heavy rain and gusting winds were a factor.

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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