# Incident 19981025033969I: Amtr ULTRASPORT, New Freedom, PA, October 25, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: New Freedom, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7353° N, 76.6967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Freedom, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7353&lon=-76.6967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N648LC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N648LC-2007-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fortman Louis C ULTRASPORT 496 (registry code 056049I, https://openairdocs.org/model/fortman-louis-c-ultrasport-496) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Hirth F30 (registry code 33730, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-f30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ULTRASPORT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 6 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981025033969I

## Narrative

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

ON HILL, 150 YARDS FROM HANGER, LOCATED ON HIS PRIVATE FARM, BUILDER WAS PRACTICING HOVERING. WIND GUSTED, PILOT OVER CORRECTED 2 FEET OFF GROUND, NOSED AIRCRAFT INTO GROUND.

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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