# Accident 20000327012479A: Amtr RAF2000GTXSE, Overton, NV, March 27, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2000, 11:24 local time
- Place: Overton, NV
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3894° N, 114.3694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3894&lon=-114.3694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60739, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60739-2001-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stuart Donald L RAF 2000 GTX SE (registry code 05605LE, https://openairdocs.org/model/stuart-donald-l-raf-2000-gtx-se) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RAF2000GTXSE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000327012479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN TOOK OFF ON MAIDEN FLIGHT. WITNESSES OBSERVED THIS AIRCRAFT ON DOWNWIND PITCHING UP AND DOWN. WHILE TURNING BASE, PITCHING UP AND DOWN STOPPED BUT, ON FINAL IT BEGAN AGAIN AND THEN TURNED ON IT'S SIDE AND FEEL INVERTED TO THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX00LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA140), Mar 27, 2000: Stuart RAF 2000 GTX SE (N60739), Overton, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to obtain/maintain aircraft control. A factor in the accident was the pilot's inexperience in rotorcraft.

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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