# Accident 20020821023039A: Amtr RUTANDEFIANT, Erie, CO, August 21, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2002, 10:45 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Tri-County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0403° N, 105.0383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erie, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0403&lon=-105.0383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N219DF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N219DF-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hildebrant Earl L DEFIANT RUTAN (registry code 05690N7, https://openairdocs.org/model/hildebrant-earl-l-defiant-rutan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RUTANDEFIANT
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020821023039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO ACCELERATE TO 80 PLUS KNOTS WITHIN THE NORMAL TAKEOFF DISTANCE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT, AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY AFTER IT COULD NOT STOP WITHIN THE REMAINING DISTANCE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N219DF (2)

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

- [Accident 20050907024019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050907024019A), Sep 7, 2005: Amtr RUTANDEFIANT (N219DF), Bloomfield, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed the north end of the grass runway during takeoff roll entered the cornfield and burned. Pilot was fatally injured.
- [Accident 20021019028629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021019028629A), Oct 19, 2002: Amtr DEFIANT (N219DF), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Shortly after take off the rear engine started losing oil pressure. The pilot brought the rear engine to idle and started to set up for landing, the…

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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