# Accident 20000429040409A: Amtr LANCAIR235, Redding, CA, April 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2000, 11:00 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Redding Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6009° N, 122.4603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6009&lon=-122.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N235RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N235RL-2001-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tracy Bill D LANCAIR (registry code 05612HB, https://openairdocs.org/model/tracy-bill-d-lancair) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR235
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000429040409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 32 AT REDDING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, THEN BECAME AIRBORNE AND COLLIDED WITH THE EMBANKMENT ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX00LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA180), Apr 29, 2000: Tracy Lancair 235 (N235RL), Redding, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff for undetermined reasons.

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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