# Accident 20051224032949A: Amtr RAF2000, Steubenville, OH, December 24, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2005, 16:30 local time
- Place: Steubenville, OH
- Airport: Jefferson County Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3658° N, 80.7000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3658&lon=-80.7000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9071H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9071H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carpenter Gregory K RAF-2000 (registry code 05601CR, https://openairdocs.org/model/carpenter-gregory-k-raf-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RAF2000
- Reported engine: AMTR SUBARU*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 12 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051224032949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND, WENT SIDEWAYS, AND LOST CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN THE CRASH. GYROCOPTERS OPERATING LIMITATIONS AND CERTIFICATE WAS NOT FOUND, BUT THE OPERATING LIMITATIONS THAT THE FAA HAS ON FILE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED FOR OHIO.

## 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 CHI06CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA055), Dec 24, 2005: Carpenter RAF 2000 (N9071H), Wintersville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining aircraft control during the landing. A factor was the reported wind gust.

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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