# Accident 20000402006359A: Amtr RAF2000GTXSE, Monroe City, MO, April 2, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2000, 18:15 local time
- Place: Monroe City, MO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6496° N, 91.7301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6496&lon=-91.7301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1964, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1964-2019-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wilson Douglas R RAF 2000 GTX SE (registry code 05607GX, https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-douglas-r-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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000402006359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE TOOK OFF WITH A PASSENGER ONBOARD WITH WIND BLOWING PERPENDICULAR TO TAKEOFF DIRECTION. AFTER OBTAINING AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY FIFTY FEET, PILOT RECOGNIZED THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB ANY FURTHER. WHILE MANEUVERING ON TAKEOFF, PILOT TURNED DOWNWIND, LOST ALTITUDE, STRUCK A LARGE TREE, AND FELL TO THE GROUND COMING TO REST IN A RAVINE.

## 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 CHI00LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA104), Apr 2, 2000: Wilson RAF 2000 GTX SE (N1964), Monroe City, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot not obtaining clearance from the trees. Factors were the trees and the ravine terrain condition.

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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