# Accident 19970721045699A: Amtr RENEGADESPIT, Boonsboro, MD, July 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1997, 19:10 local time
- Place: Boonsboro, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4992° N, 77.6494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4992&lon=-77.6494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N416RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N416RS-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lardas Nicholas D RENEGADE SPIRIT (registry code 05612XV, https://openairdocs.org/model/lardas-nicholas-d-renegade-spirit) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RENEGADESPIT
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970721045699A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES WATCHED AS THE PILOT/OWNER MANEAUVERED HIS HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE AT A LOW ALTITUDE. SOME WITNESSES REPORTED THE ENGINE SOUNDS STOPPED BEFORE IMPACT.  THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE DROPPED DOWN AND IT DESCENDED UNTIL GROUND IMPACT AND WAS DESTROYED DURING A POST CRASH FIRE.  WITNESSES REPORTED OBSERVING THE AIRPLANE ON NUMEROUS OTHER OCCASIONS PERFORMING LOW LEVEL MEANEUVERING.  EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE DID NOT REVEAL AN ANOMALIES.  THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE NOT DAMAGED.  TOXICOLOGICAL TESTS REVEALED A BLOOD-ALCOHOL LEVEL OF .049 PERCENT AND A VITREOUS FLUID-ALCOHOL LEVEL OF .055 PERCENT.  FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATION (FAR) 91.17 STATED:  (A) NO PERSON MAY ACT OR ATTEMPT TO ACT AS A CREW MEMBER OF A CIVIL AIRCRAFT...(4) WHILE HAVING .04 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OR MORE ALCOHOL IN THE BLOOD.

## 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 IAD97LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA102), Jul 21, 1997: Lardas Renegade Spirit (N416RS), Boonsboro, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of his homebuilt airplane during a low level maneuver after a loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the pilot's…

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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