# Accident 20060212010559A: Amtr GLASAIRIISFT, Roseville, CA, February 12, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2006, 11:30 local time
- Place: Roseville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7697° N, 121.3256° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7697&lon=-121.3256&mi=10
- Aircraft: N540FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540FT-2015-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carpenter B J/Carpenter S A GLASAIR II-S FT (registry code 05603RM, https://openairdocs.org/model/carpenter-b-j-carpenter-s-a-glasair-ii-s-ft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIISFT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060212010559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING AEROBATIC OPERATIONS OVER A POPULATED AREA BELOW 500 FEET. PILOT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A RESIDENCE. PILOT, PASSENGER AND ONE OCCUPANT OF THE RESIDENCE WERE FATAL.

## 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 LAX06LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA110), Feb 12, 2006: Carpenter BJ/Carpenter Glasair II-S FT (N540FT), Roseville, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while performing low level aerobatics that led to a stall/spin.

## Other reports on N540FT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19971117038399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971117038399I), Nov 17, 1997: Amtr GLASAIRIIRG (N540FT), Corning, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: 1. Pilot aborted take-off when he experienced a runaway rudder trim. Using maximum braking a brake hose ruptured spraying hydraulic fluid on hot…

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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