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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr VELOCITY · Fargo, OK · November 6, 2003

Date: November 6, 2003 · 17:45 local
Place: Fargo, OK
Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N57V
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW04LA019
Reported as: Amtr Velocity
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total10 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N57VRegistration cancelled Sep 30, 2013 · Riley Richard VELOCITYS/N DM073 Airframe modelRiley Richard VELOCITY

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Owner/pilot stated he was practicing stalls when the aircraft went inverted and he could not recover. Aircraft impacted three large cottonwood trees inverted and then slid down through the trees resting upside down at the base of the trees.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) OWNER/PILOT STATED HE WAS PRACTICING STALLS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WENT INVERTED AND HE COULD NOT RECOVER. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THREE LARGE COTTONWOOD TREES INVERTED AND THEN SLID DOWN THROUGH THE TREES RESTING UPSIDE DOWN AT THE BASE OF THE TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW04LA019Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFargo, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft while practicing slow flight. A contributing factor was the low altitude selected by the pilot.Nov 6, 2003 · Destroyed