# Accident 20050412006829A: Amtr RAPTOR, Bogalusa, LA, April 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2005, 15:48 local time
- Place: Bogalusa, LA
- Airport: George R Carr Mem Air Fld Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8019° N, 89.8689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8019&lon=-89.8689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N750TP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N750TP-2007-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Spearman Michael RAPTOR (registry code 05614QK, https://openairdocs.org/model/spearman-michael-raptor) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RAPTOR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050412006829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 12, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1748 CDT AIRCRAFT N750T WAS IN THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT. WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS SOUTHWEST OF RUNWAY 36 CENTERLI, BOGALUSA AIRPORT. A POST CRASH FIRE ERUPTED DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. THIS ACCIDENT RESULTED IN TWO FATALITIES.

## 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 DFW05LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA102), Apr 12, 2005: Spearman Raptor (N750TP), Bogalusa, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the make/model airplane.

## Other reports on N750TP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20020930028409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020930028409I), Sep 30, 2002: Amtr RAPTOR (N750TP), Deland, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On September 30, 2002, at 1525EDT, an experimental, spearman michael Raptor, owned by spearman michael, and piloted by Mr. Diamandi j. cokinogenis, made…

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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