# Accident 19991101046789A: Amtr LONGEZ, Culpeper, VA, November 1, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1999, 19:30 local time
- Place: Culpeper, VA
- Airport: Culpeper County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5293° N, 77.7991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5293&lon=-77.7991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N743TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N743TC-2001-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Coughlin Tom LONG-EZ (registry code 05609XY, https://openairdocs.org/model/coughlin-tom-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LONGEZ
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD00FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991101046789A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING LOW OVER THE RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER, CULPEPER VA, IT WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN (BANK) AND STARTED CLIMBING TO GET OVER THE TREES (THE TREES ARE STEEPER ON THE CULPEPER SIDE OF THE RIVER). THE NEXT THING THAT HAPPENED WAS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO CLIP OFF THE TREE BRANCHES, SHORTLY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN THE WOODS.  THIS INFORMATION WAS GIVEN BY A WITNESS (MCVEIGH AND MCCARTHY), ALSO NOTE THAT JOHN GRAVES, ONE OF THE PILOTS, DIED ON 2 NOV 1999 AND CHAD DILLON IS STILL LISTED IN SERIOUS CONDITION AS OF DATE, 3 NOVEMBER 1999.

## 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 IAD00FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00FA003), Nov 1, 1999: Coughlin LONG-EZ (N743TC), Remington, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from the trees while maneuvering at low altitude.

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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