# Accident 20000821012779A: Amtr RAF2000GTXSE, Leahy, WA, August 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2000, 09:30 local time
- Place: Leahy, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8901° N, 119.5008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8901&lon=-119.5008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61376, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61376-2002-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Clearwaters W D RAF 2000 GTX-SE (registry code 05607AI, https://openairdocs.org/model/clearwaters-w-d-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000821012779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE WAS WORKING ON A RADIO PROBLEM. WHILE DISCONNECTING THE PLUG, IT CAME APART AND FELL THROUGH THE FLOOR.  SECONDS LATER, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED ROTATING THE RIGHT AND COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED.  WITHIN 8 TO 10 SECONDS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND, HEAVILY DAMAGED.  THE PILOT ALSO STATED THE ELECTRICAL WIRES MUCT HAVE FUSED OR TANGLED AND SOMEHOW JAMMED THE RUDDER CABLES.  ON SITE INVESTIGATION DID NOT SHOW ANY VISIBLE CONTROL PROBLEMS.  FIRE HAD DESTROYED MOST OF THE AIRCRAFT BEYOND RECOGNITION.

## 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 SEA00LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA169), Aug 21, 2000: Clearwaters RAF 2000 (N61376), Leahy, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of 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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