# Accident 20060909020179A: Amtr GARNERFALCON, Newton, IA, September 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2006, 16:00 local time
- Place: Newton, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6797° N, 93.0250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6797&lon=-93.0250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6194Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6194Y-2008-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Garner Michael M GARNER FALCON (registry code 056050E, https://openairdocs.org/model/garner-michael-m-garner-falcon) (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 GARNERFALCON
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060909020179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2006, N6194Y AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT GYROPLANE, CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF. THERE WERE NO EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF THE ACCIDENT, ONLY A NEIGHBOR WHO HEARD AN EXPLOSION AROUND 1530-1600. AN INTERVIEW WITH ^PRIVACY DAT^, THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA ^ FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, REVEALED THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ HAD PERFORMED ALTERATIONS OF THE RUDDER, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS NOT A CERTIFICATED MECHANIC OR PILOT, AND RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 8 HOURS OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTION IN A GYROPLANE. AN INTERVIEW WITH ^PRIVACY DA^ AN EMPLOYEE OF THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ REVEALED THAT THE TAIL ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN MODIFIED FROM ITS ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^. IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHEN THE LAST CONDITION INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PERFORMED. ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENTS, THIS WAS THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA ^ FIRST ATTEMPT TO FLY THIS AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI06LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA258), Sep 9, 2006: Garner Garner Falcon (N6194Y), Newton, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An inflight collision with terrain during an unknown phase of flight. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience.

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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