# Accident 20060412006709A: Amtr VELOCITYXLRG, Pearce, AZ, April 12, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2006, 15:15 local time
- Place: Pearce, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8847° N, 109.8931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8847&lon=-109.8931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732RA-2012-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Velocity XL-RG (registry code 056090C, https://openairdocs.org/model/velocity-xl-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VELOCITYXLRG
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060412006709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N732RA WAS OBSERVED, BY RESIDENTS, FLYING OVERHEAD STRAIGHT AND LEVEL WITH THE SOUND OF THE ENGINE CONTINUALLY CUTTING OUT AND THEN STARTING BACK UP. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT FLEW OVERHEAD, IT BEGAN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, DESCRIBED AS A SPIRAL, CIRCLING TWICE AND LOSING ALTITUDE. AS THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED 1/2 OF THE THIRD COMPLETE TURN IT DESCENDED BELOW THE LINE OF SIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. WITNESSES NOTED THAT THE SOUND OF THE ENGINE RUNNING WAS HEARD WHEN THE SOUND OF THE IMPACT WAS NOTED. BLACK SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SOUND OF IMPACT. POST-ACCIDENT FIRE COMPLETELY CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT AND SURROUNDING VEGETATION.

## 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 LAX06LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA141), Apr 12, 2006: Velocity XL-RG (N732RA), Pearce, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a departure from controlled flight for undetermined reasons, resulting in a collision with terrain.

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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