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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Skyraider · Port Royal, VA · November 21, 2004

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Date: November 21, 2004 · 13:26 local
Place: Port Royal, VA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: NONE
Reported as: Amtr Skyraider
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-23) On November 21, 2004, at 13:26 local time, an unregistered an uncertificated home built aircraft crashed at an ultralight vehicle flight park in rappahannock academy in caroline county Virginia. The sky raider took off and was flying at 100' to 150' above the ground on the north of the field when it made a slow right turn to the south. The sky raider's right wing dropped and it nosed over and headed straight into the ground with the engine running.privacy data omittedIs not a certificated pilot. The single seat sky raider was initially reported to be an ultralight vehicle.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 21, 2004, AT 13:26 LOCAL TIME, AN UNREGISTERED AN UNCERTIFICATED HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT AN ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE FLIGHT PARK IN RAPPAHANNOCK ACADEMY IN CAROLINE COUNTY VIRGINIA. THE SKY RAIDER TOOK OFF AND WAS FLYING AT 100' TO 150' ABOVE THE GROUND ON THE NORTH OF THE FIELD WHEN IT MADE A SLOW RIGHT TURN TO THE SOUTH. THE SKY RAIDER'S RIGHT WING DROPPED AND IT NOSED OVER AND HEADED STRAIGHT INTO THE GROUND WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING.^PRIVACY DATA OM^IS NOT A CERTIFICATED PILOT. THE SINGLE SEAT SKY RAIDER WAS INITIALLY REPORTED TO BE AN ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE.