# Incident 20040328005619I: Amtr AIRBIKE, Emporia, KS, March 28, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2004, 10:45 local time
- Place: Emporia, KS
- Airport: Emporia Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3306° N, 96.1899° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EMPORIA MUNI (EMP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3306&lon=-96.1899&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AIRBIKE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040328005619I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 28, 2004 THE PILOT OF A TEAM AIRBIKE ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE WAS DOING TOUCH AND GOES AT EMPORIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. DURING CLIMBOUT, WHILE IN A RIGHT TURN ON CROSSWIND LEG, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IMPACTED THE TOP OF A HANGAR. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. LOSS OF CONTROL.

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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