# Accident 20000802010159A: Amtr GLASTAR, Butte, MT, August 2, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2000, 10:40 local time
- Place: Butte, MT
- Airport: Bert Mooney
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9993° N, 112.4409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9993&lon=-112.4409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4350K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4350K-2000-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kokenge Roy F GLASTAR (registry code 05606OM, https://openairdocs.org/model/kokenge-roy-f-glastar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASTAR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000802010159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 10:40, ON 8/2/00, GLASTAR N4350K BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 33 FROM TAXIWAY ECHO IN BUTTE, MONTANA (BTM). AT APPROXIMATELY 50-60 FEET AGL, AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED SHARP RIGHT TURN AND DESCENDED INTO THE GROUND WITH RIGHT WING TIP IMPACTING FIRST AND SLID UPRIGHT ACROSS INTERSECTING RUNWAY 29. ENGINE WAS PRODUCING POWER/PROP TURNING AT IMPACT. OCCUPANTS EXCAPED WITH SERIOUS INJURIES PRIOR TO AIRCRAFT BEING DESTROYED BY FIRE. AIRCRAFT HAD 2 OCCUPANTS ON BOARD, BAGGAGE/CARGO, AND FULL FUEL. BTM FIELD ELEVATION IS 5545 FEET AND TEMPERATURE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS 79 DEGREES F. EYEWITNESS RON GRIFFEN (BTM WEATHER SERVICE) INDICATED HE FELT AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIRSPEED TO ATTEMPT THE SHARP RIGHT TURN MANEUVER. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE DETERMINED.

## 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 SEA00LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA151), Aug 2, 2000: Kokenge Glastar (N4350K), Butte, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of aircraft control 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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