# Accident 20001222041659A: Amtr EAGLE, Auburndale, FL, December 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2000, 17:30 local time
- Place: Auburndale, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0694° N, 81.7897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0694&lon=-81.7897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8132L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8132L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Groover Larry EAGLE (registry code 05605O4, https://openairdocs.org/model/groover-larry-eagle) (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 EAGLE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 129 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001222041659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 22, 2000 AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 EST AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATUER BUILT ROTORCRAFT-GYROPLANE STRUCK A FENCE DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM THE OWNERS BACK YARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT AND VFR CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD MADE SEVERAL TAKEOFFS PREVIOUSLY FROM THE SITE, BUT STATED THAT IN THE PAST THEY HAD BEEN MADE SOLO OR WITH HIS SMALL CHILDREN ON BOARD. HE STATED THAT THIS WAS HIS FIRST ATTEMPT WITH AN ADULT PASSENGER AND THAT HIS PASSENGER WAS A LARGE INDIVIDUAL. HE FURTHER STATED THAT WHEN HE SAW THAT HE MIGHT NOT CLEAR THE FENCE, HE INITIATED A TURN WHICH EXACERBATED THE PROBLEM AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE PRIOR TO STRIKING THE FENCE.

## 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 MIA01LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA047), Dec 22, 2000: Larry Groover Eagle (N8132L), Auburndale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance during takeoff, which resulted in an inflight collision with a fence and substantial damage to the aircraft.

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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