# Accident 20050205002519A: Amtr RV8A, Rochester, IN, February 5, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2005, 09:00 local time
- Place: Rochester, IN
- Airport: Fulton County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0656° N, 86.1817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0656&lon=-86.1817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44RX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44RX-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ramsey Wilfred G RV-8A (registry code 056120C, https://openairdocs.org/model/ramsey-wilfred-g-rv-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV8A
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050205002519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) VFR RATED PILOT WAS OPERATING AIRCRAFT IN IMC CONDITIONS. PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREE AND CRASHED INTO POND APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE SOUTH EAST OF AIRPORT (KRCR), STATE RD. 14 AND 400 EAST. AIRCRAFT WAS PARTIALLY SUBMERGED. AIRCRAFT NOT FOUND UNTIL FOG HAD LIFTED AT APPROXIMATELY 1030.

## 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 CHI05LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA065), Feb 5, 2005: Ramsey RV-8A (N44RX), Rochester, IN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot failed to obtain a preflight weather briefing for his destination airport and he initiated the flight into known adverse weather conditions at the departure airport. The pilot subsequently…

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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