# Accident 19970429012089A: Amtr CHRISEAGLE2, Half Moon Bay, CA, April 29, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1997, 15:15 local time
- Place: Half Moon Bay, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4395° N, 122.4101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4395&lon=-122.4101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61GS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61GS-1997-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shoaf George S CHRISTEN EAGLE II (registry code 05658UN, https://openairdocs.org/model/shoaf-george-s-christen-eagle-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHRISEAGLE2
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,337 total, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970429012089A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT AND PILOT-RATED PASSENGER FAILED TO RETURN FROM A LOCAL SCENIC FLIGHT. RADAR DATA WAS OBTAINED FOR AN AIRCRAFT THAT DEPARTED ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT.  IT WAS OBSERVED IN AN AREA KNOWN TO BE A PRACTICE AREA OF THE OWNER/PILOT.  WITNESSES SAW AN AIRCRAFT CRASH INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN WHILE MANEUVERING IN THAT AREA NEAR THE TIME OF FLIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT FOUND, AND THE INJURIES ARE PRESUMED.

## 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 LAX97LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA173), Apr 29, 1997: Shoaf Christen Eagle II (N61GS), Half Moon Bay, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: undetermined.

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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