37.8204° N, 96.8630° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of El Dorado, KS, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 28, 2005 · 16:48 local
Place
El Dorado, KS
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Amtr Phoenixii
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX582
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot flying cross country from emporia, Kansas to El Dorado, Kansas. Witnesses observed the aircraft in a right descending sprial, momentary recovery, two additional turns, and then a pitch down descent into the ground.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT FLYING CROSS COUNTRY FROM EMPORIA, KANSAS TO EL DORADO, KANSAS. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT IN A RIGHT DESCENDING SPRIAL, MOMENTARY RECOVERY, TWO ADDITIONAL TURNS, AND THEN A PITCH DOWN DESCENT INTO THE GROUND.