# Accident 20000506005659A: Amtr SPITFIRERAVN, Albuquerque, NM, May 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2000, 11:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Coronado Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1100° N, 106.6192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1100&lon=-106.6192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17ST-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lewis Thomas R SPITFIRE/RAVEN (registry code 05602H3, https://openairdocs.org/model/lewis-thomas-r-spitfire-raven) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SPITFIRERAVN
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000506005659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 6, 2000, AT 1100 MST, AN AMATURE BUILT SPITFIRE/RAVEN, N17ST COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN 1 MILE SOUTH OF CORONADO AIRPORT IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE UNCERTIFICATED PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. (.4)DURING THE APPROACH, A WITNESS OBSERVED THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT 'MAKE A RIGHT TURN FROM THE DOWNWIND LEG TO BASE LEG WHEN IT APPEARED TO STALL.'  SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT 'PITCHED NOSE DOWN INTO A STEEP ANGLE ALL THE WAY TO IMPACT.' THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE SITE, DID NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED AIRFRAME OR ENGINE OPERATION PRIOR TO THE IMPACT.  THE NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT'S INJURIES PRECLUDED HIS SUBMISSION OF DATA DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

## 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 FTW00LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA143), May 6, 2000: Lewis Spitfire/Raven (N17ST), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent stall of the aircraft.

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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