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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr RANSS14 · Pasco, WA · June 5, 2003

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Date: June 5, 2003 · 20:45 local
Place: Pasco, WA
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: NONE
Reported as: Amtr RANSS14
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 200 total150 in this make and model

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What happened

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(-23) Operator was flying an unregistered experimental aircraft in an agricultural area when he was observed performing aggressive flight maneuvers. During one of these maneuvers, he pulled sharply up, entered a steep bank and descended steeply. He was unable to pull out of the dive and impacted the ground in a relatively flat attitude, then nosed over. The aircraft was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) OPERATOR WAS FLYING AN UNREGISTERED EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT IN AN AGRICULTURAL AREA WHEN HE WAS OBSERVED PERFORMING AGGRESSIVE FLIGHT MANEUVERS. DURING ONE OF THESE MANEUVERS, HE PULLED SHARPLY UP, ENTERED A STEEP BANK AND DESCENDED STEEPLY. HE WAS UNABLE TO PULL OUT OF THE DIVE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A RELATIVELY FLAT ATTITUDE, THEN NOSED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.