# Accident 20060325004119A: Amtr HARMONRCKTII, Mckittrick, CA, March 25, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2006, 07:00 local time
- Place: Mckittrick, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2167° N, 119.9833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2167&lon=-119.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96CR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HARMONRCKTII
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060325004119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS PERFORMING LOW ALTITUDE ACROBATIC MANEUVERS INCLUDING AN INVERTED LOW PASS OVER SPECTATORS. AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A NEAR 90 DEGREE ANGLE AFTER EXECUTING SEVERAL "SLOPPY" ROLLS WHILE DESCENDING.

## 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 ANC06LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA029), Mar 25, 2006: Cooper Harmon Rocket ll (N96CR), McKittrick, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance while performing intentional low altitude aerobatic flight maneuvers. Factors associated with the accident are the low altitude aerobatic flight…

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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