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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr CARAT A · Minden, NV · October 23, 2004

Date: October 23, 2004 · 12:45 local
Place: Minden, NV
Airport: Douglas County Airport
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N418AP
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05LA014
Reported as: Amtr Carata
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,000 total25 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N418APRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2017 · AMS Flight D O O CARAT AS/N CA012 · Built 2004 Airframe modelAMS Flight D O O CARAT A Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) Both wings separated from the fuselage in flight due to overload.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) BOTH WINGS SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE IN FLIGHT DUE TO OVERLOAD.

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 LAX05LA014Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMinden, NVthe pilot's likely inadvertent entry into instrument meteorological conditions created by the rapidly changing cloud conditions that resulted in his spatial disorientation and exceeding the glider's ultimate design loads while in a spiral dive, which resulted…Oct 23, 2004 · Destroyed