# Accident 20060701013489A: Amtr ROYALT, Davenport, WA, July 1, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2006, 15:15 local time
- Place: Davenport, WA
- Airport: 7 Bays Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8508° N, 118.3300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8508&lon=-118.3300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2554, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2554-2006-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylor Ralph T ROYAL T (registry code 056136G, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylor-ralph-t-royal-t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROYALT
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060701013489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT TAYLOR ROYAL T, N2554, WAS DESTROYED AFTER COLLIDING WITH TERRAIN 3/4 MILE WEST OF SEVEN BAY'S AIRPORT, WASHINGTON. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE REGISTERED OWNER/OPERATOR OF THE AIRPLANE, AND THE TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS TRAVELING WEST BEFORE IT TURNED SOUTH TOWARDS SEVEN BAY'S AIRPORT. ONE WITNESS STATED THAT AFTER TURNING SOUTH, THE AIRPLANE PITCHED "STRAIGHT UP" AND THEN STRAIGHT DOWN BEFORE IMPACTING THE TERRAIN. A SECOND WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS IN A STEEP BANK "KNIFE EDGE POSITION" JUST BEFORE HE HEARD WHAT APPEARED TO BE FULL POWER APPLICATION FOR 5-6 SECONDS. SHORTLY AFTER THE POWER APPLICATION THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE CRASH PATTERN IS INDICATIVE OF A STALL/SPIN INCIDENT. THE DEBRIS FIELD REMAINED CONTAINED WITHIN A VERY SMALL AREA, AND ALL THE AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS FORCIBLY COMPRESSED.

## 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 SEA06LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA134), Jul 1, 2006: Taylor Royal T (N2554), Davenport, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering, resulting in a collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N2554 (2)

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

- [Incident 19970628036049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970628036049I), Jun 28, 1997: Amtr ROYALT (N2554), Auburn, WA, Minor damage. Narrative: departed rwy 34 Auburn with a departure to the northeast for a local maintenance test flight. After a flight of approximately 30 minutes, the pilot…
- [Accident 19960925030219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960925030219A), Sep 25, 1996: Amtr ROYALT (N2554), Kent, WA, Substantial damage. Reported near airport traffic pattern felt something hit homebuilt. Vertical stabilizer was bent. Push rod broken.

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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