# Accident 20031116035619A: Amtr RAF2000, Nelson County, VA, November 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2003, 11:19 local time
- Place: Nelson County, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8217° N, 75.6103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8217&lon=-75.6103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999GC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999GC-2008-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Northam R A Jr/Johnson K R RAF 2000 GYROPLANE (registry code 05614V6, https://openairdocs.org/model/northam-r-a-jr-johnson-k-r-raf-2000-gyroplane) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RAF2000
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 45 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031116035619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 1119 EST, A HOME-BUILT GYROCOPTER, MODEL RAF-2000 GTX-SE-FI, STALLED AND CRASHED IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BY THREE EYE WITNESSES AS IT CLIMBED STRAIGHT UP, ROLLED OVER (INVERTED), THEN DOVE STRAIGHT DOWN UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. (-23 AMENDMENT) 12/08/03: FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL FIN AND RUDDER. ALSO, ONE BLADE OF THE PUSHER PROPELLER WAS STRUCK BY THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE. THE ENGINE WAS NOT TURNING WHEN THE PROPELLER BLADE WAS STRUCK.

## 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 NYC04LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA035), Nov 16, 2003: Northam RAF 2000 (N999GC), Nelsonia, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control for undetermined reason(s).

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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