# Accident 20050719018989A: Amtr HUMMELBIRD, Pittsville, MD, July 19, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2005, 11:00 local time
- Place: Pittsville, MD
- Airport: Davis Airstrip Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4422° N, 75.4033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4422&lon=-75.4033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707TR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707TR-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ratliff Thomas H HUMMEL BIRD (registry code 05618DI, https://openairdocs.org/model/ratliff-thomas-h-hummel-bird) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HUMMELBIRD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,497 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050719018989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 AM ON JULY 19, 2005, DURING THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR HOME BUILT, A HUMMEL BIRD, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES DUE TO A CRASH SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ DEPARTED ON THE NORTH RUNWAY AT DAVIS COMMUNITY AIRPORT, PITTSVILLE, MD AND ACCORDING TO A VIDEO THAT WAS TAKEN DURING THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO ABOUT 200' AGL, AND ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 1500' PAST THE DEPARTURE END OF THE GRASS RUNWAY IT STARTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. AS IT MADE THE TURN, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO OVER BANK AND STALL, IT THEN PROCEEDED STRAIGHT DOWN.

## 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 NYC05LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA121), Jul 19, 2005: Ratliff Hummel Bird (N707TR), Pittsville, MD, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent into terrain.

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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