# Accident 20050611011239A: Amtr AC4, Wenatchee, WA, June 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2005, 20:30 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4236° N, 120.1419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4236&lon=-120.1419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1198Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1198Z-2005-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: AS+ AC 4 (registry code 05628R1, https://openairdocs.org/model/as-plus-ac-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AC4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 12 total, 1 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050611011239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C STRUCK GROUND DURING ATTEMPT TO REACH PANGBORN FIELD (EAT) AFTER AERIAL TOW RELEASE NORTHEAST OF EAT. A/C STRUCK GROUND LH WINGTIP FIRST WITH VIRTUALLY NO FORWARD MOTION.

## 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 SEA05LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA114), Jun 11, 2005: Avia Stroitel AC-4B (N1198Z), Wenatchee, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance for undetermined reasons.

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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