# Accident 20020701015679A: Amtr RS15, Jackson, WY, July 1, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2002, 17:00 local time
- Place: Jackson, WY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7333° N, 110.8033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7333&lon=-110.8033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33515, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33515-2012-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schreder SCHREDER RS-15 (registry code 7900107, https://openairdocs.org/model/schreder-schreder-rs-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RS15
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020701015679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS FLYING TOO CLOSE TO GRAND TETON PEAK WHERE HIGH GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS EXISTED, THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE MOUNTAIN, SEVERING THE WING. NOTE: SECTION 31 (PILOT INFORMATION) INCOMPLETE. PILOT LOGBOOK WAS DESTROYED IN WRECKAGE.

## 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 DEN02LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA067), Jul 1, 2002: Schreder RS-15 (N33515), Jackson, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the mountain summit.

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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