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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr Minimax · Adelanto, CA · February 10, 2007

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Date: February 10, 2007 · 10:00 local
Place: Adelanto, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: NONE
Reported as: Amtr Minimax
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was "mini-max" homebuit ultralight. No registration numbers. Witnesses stated aircraft was flying level at approximately 200 feet, approximately 60-80 miles per hour. The aircraft started a climb, the right wing dipped, and the aircraft impacted the ground. The pilot was not responsive and later died at a hospital.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS "MINI-MAX" HOMEBUIT ULTRALIGHT. NO REGISTRATION NUMBERS. WITNESSES STATED AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING LEVEL AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET, APPROXIMATELY 60-80 MILES PER HOUR. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A CLIMB, THE RIGHT WING DIPPED, AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS NOT RESPONSIVE AND LATER DIED AT A HOSPITAL.