# Accident 20001115041689A: Amtr GLASAIR1RG, Temecula, CA, November 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2000, 10:50 local time
- Place: Temecula, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5250° N, 117.0833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5250&lon=-117.0833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41AL-2001-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Larson Alan H GLASAIR 1RG (registry code 05606YW, https://openairdocs.org/model/larson-alan-h-glasair-1rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR1RG
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001115041689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CHINO, CA AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 HOURS ON 11/15/00. DURING ACROBATIC MANEUVERS AIRCRAFT STRUCK SIDE OF ROAD (HIGHWAY 79) IN AN AREA OF SOUTHEAST OF TEMECULA, CA ON HIGHWAY 79 AND EAST OF PAUBA ROAD.

## 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 LAX01LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA041), Nov 15, 2000: Experimental Glasair 1RG (N41AL), Temecula, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude while performing aerobatic maneuvers, which resulted in the in-flight collision with terrain.

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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