44.2985° N, 120.8607° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Prineville, OR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 2, 2005 · 10:28 local
Place
Prinville, OR
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Amtr FP404
Reported engine
HIRTH 2704
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
220 total85 in this make and model12 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) Aircraft was a fisher 404 kit aircraft with a hirth 2704R8 engine. Witness reported seeing the aircraft doing spins, (2 or 3), recover and at about 2000L 2500', the right wing departed the aircraft. The remaining aircraft and pilot descended vertically. Witness did not see the impact. Pilot is deceased.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS A FISHER 404 KIT AIRCRAFT WITH A HIRTH 2704R8 ENGINE. WITNESS REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT DOING SPINS, (2 OR 3), RECOVER AND AT ABOUT 2000L 2500', THE RIGHT WING DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE REMAINING AIRCRAFT AND PILOT DESCENDED VERTICALLY. WITNESS DID NOT SEE THE IMPACT. PILOT IS DECEASED.