# Accident 19990720010709A: Amtr MXIIAHP, Coram, MT, July 20, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1999, 13:00 local time
- Place: Coram, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4306° N, 114.0468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coram, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4306&lon=-114.0468&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MXIIAHP
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 217 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990720010709A

## Narrative

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

(.4)ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE ASSEMBLED HIS AIRCRAFT AND TOOK OFF FROM A GRAVEL PIT IN ORDER TO DO SOME SIGHTSEEING IN THE LOCAL AREA. UPON RETURNING TO THE GRAVEL PIT, AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WEIGHED ABOUT 100 POUNDS ASKED IF HE WOULD TAKE THEM FOR A RIDE. AFTER THIS PASSENGER BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT AGAIN TOOK OFF FROM THE GRAVEL PIT. BUT, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, JUST AFTER LIFTING OFF, A SUDDEN WIND CAME UP, RESULTING IN A DOWNDRAFT TO BE GENERATED IN THE AREA WHERE HE WOULD BE CLIMBING OVER SOME TREES. WHEN HE REACHED THE TREES, THE AIRCRAFT'S GEAR CONTACTED THE TREE TOPS AND IT BEGAN TO SLOW. AS IT SLOWED, THE RIGHT WING HIT A TREE TRUNK, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE TO THE RIGHT AND FALL TO THE GROUND. (-23)^PRIVACY D^, ACTING AS PILOT OF ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT, TOOKOFF FROM GRAVEL PIT IN CORMA, MONTANA.  PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT WAS CAUGHT IN A DOWNDRAFT AND SETTLED INTO THE TREES.  AS THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO THE TREES, THE WINGS BROKE OFF AND CAME TO REST ON THE GRIUND.  THE ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE WAS A 2 SEATER WITH NO REGISTRATION AND NO CERTIFICATION.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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