# Accident 20001203041239A: Amtr SLINGSHOT, Kingwood, WV, December 3, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2000, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kingwood, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4853° N, 79.6853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4853&lon=-79.6853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97MS-2001-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Miller Michael S SLING SHOT (registry code 05605BP, https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-michael-s-sling-shot) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SLINGSHOT
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 125 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001203041239A

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT REPORTED MISSING ON 12-03-2000. AIRCRAFT FOUND IN A WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES EASR OF KINGWOOD, WV ON 12-05-2000.  THUMB COMPRESSION TEST MADE AND FOUND ALL CYLINDERS WITH COMPRESSION.  FUEL FOUND IN FUEL BOWLS OF BOTH CARBURATORS CLEAR.  FUEL EVIDENT IN FUEL LINES TO CARBS.  ALL SPARK PLUGS SHOW GOOD RUN INDICATION.  ENGINE EXHAUST SYSTEM FOUND UNDAMAGED.AIR FILTERS FOUND NOT CONTAMINATED.  ALL CONTROLS CONTINUITY FOUND OK.                                                                          (.4) HISTORY OF FLIGHT: ON DECEMBER 3, 2000, ABOUT 1430 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A HOMEBUILT SLINGSHOT, N97MS, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TREES NEAR KINGWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.  THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED VALLEY POINT AIRPORT (WV29), VALLEY POINT, WEST VIRGINIA, ON DECEMBER 3, 2000, ABOUT 1400, AND WAS REPORTED MISSING LATER THAT DAY. AN ALNOT WAS ISSUED, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS LOCATED ON DECEMBER 5, 2000, BY THE WEST VIRGINIA STATE POLICE. THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND IN A MOUNTAI NOUS, HEAVILY WOODED AREA ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTH OF WV29, AT 39 DEGREES, 29.7 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE, 79 DEGREES, 41.7 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE.

## 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 NYC01LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA050), Dec 3, 2000: Miller Slingshot (N97MS), Kingwood, WV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, and subsequent collision with trees.

## Other reports on N97MS (1)

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

- [Accident 19850818076119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850818076119A), Aug 18, 1985: Amtr MONI (N97MS), Bryon, CA, Destroyed. On first test flight, aircraft fluttered. Canopy separated, spin occurred. Plane not recovered. Pilot parachuted.

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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