# Accident 20000729018189A: Peters Steven J R A F 2000 GTX, Manistique, MI, July 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2000, 15:40 local time
- Place: Manistique, MI
- Airport: Schoolcraft County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9502° N, 86.2498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9502&lon=-86.2498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11ZK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11ZK-2013-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Peters Steven J R A F 2000 GTX (registry code 05626VK, https://openairdocs.org/model/peters-steven-j-r-a-f-2000-gtx) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FAMS2) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000729018189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MANISTIQUE, MI. (ISQ) ON 7/29/2000 AT 1940Z ENROUTE TO GAYLORD MI. (GLR) ON VFR FLIGHT PLAN. AIRCRAFT DID NOT ARRIVE AT DESTINATION. AIRCRAFT STILL MISSING. NO FURTHER ACTION UNTIL AIRCRAFT IS LOCATED.(.19)ON JULY 29, 2000, A PETERS RAF 2000 GTX, N11ZK, PILOTED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, WAS PRESUMED MISSING AFTER NOT COMPLETING A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLANNED FLIGHT WITH AN ASSUMED DEPARTURE OF 1540 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN PRESUMED DESTROYED AND THE PILOT PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN FATALLY INJURED. THE FIGHT DEPARTED FROM SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY AIRPORT (ISQ), NEAR MANISTIQUE, MICHIGAN, AT APPROXIMATELY 1545 AND WAS DESTINED FOR OTSEGO COUNTY AIRPORT, NEAR GAYLORD, MICHIGAN.

## 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 CHI00FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FAMS2), Jul 29, 2000: Peters RAF 2000 (N11ZK), Manistique, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: undetermined.

## Other reports on N11ZK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960430008969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960430008969I), Apr 30, 1996: Amtr RAF2000 (N11ZK), Aurora, CO, Substantial damage. Narrative: pilot/builder lost directional control while attempting high speed taxi test. Gyrocopter was recently built and had not flown.

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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