# Accident 20010617019029A: Amtr MURPHYREBEL, Stratford, WI, June 17, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2001, 12:30 local time
- Place: Stratford, WI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7996° N, 90.0710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7996&lon=-90.0710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N622GL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N622GL-2013-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Larson G/Larson A MURPHY REBEL (registry code 05610C8, https://openairdocs.org/model/larson-g-larson-a-murphy-rebel) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MURPHYREBEL
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010617019029A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JUNE 17, 2001, AT 1230 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMATEUR BUILT LARSON, MURPHY REBEL, N622GL, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH AN ELECTRIC FENCE, FOLLOWING A TAKEOFF FROM A FIELD NEAR STRATFORD, WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. (-23) PILOT LANDED IN FARMERS FIELD DUE TO INCOMING WEATHER. ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF THE FOLLOWING DAY. AIRCRAFT STRUCK FENCE DURING TAKEOFF AND SET DOWN IN MUDDY FIELD WHERE IT FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CHI01LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA171), Jun 17, 2001: Larson Murphy Rebel (N622GL), Stratford, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff from the farm field. Factors were the tall grass, the rising terrain, the fence, and the inadequate planning/decision by the pilot.

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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