# Accident 19991212046819A: Amtr RAF2000GTXSE, Nowata, OK, December 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1999, 11:30 local time
- Place: Nowata, OK
- Airport: Nowata Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3409° N, 75.1602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3409&lon=-75.1602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78ME-2005-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rogers Mark C RAF 2000 GTX SE (registry code 056069Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/rogers-mark-c-raf-2000-gtx-se) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RAF2000GTXSE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD00LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991212046819A

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE-OFF FROM A GRASS FIELD NEAR FRANKLIN, NY. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, THE PILOT CONTINUED THE TAKE-OFF WITH INSUFFIECIENT MAIN ROTOR RPM, AND HIT A SHORT STONE WALL WITH TREE STUMPS PROTRUDING FROM THE  WALL AT THE END OF THE FIELD.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 IAD00LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA013), Dec 12, 1999: Rogers RAF 2000 (N78ME), Franklin, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff due to inadequate rotor rpm.

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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