# Accident 20070411005189A: Amtr SEAWIND3000, Yanceyville, NC, April 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2007
- Place: Yanceyville, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3965° N, 79.3469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3965&lon=-79.3469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N666AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N666AC-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Culver Arthur L SEAWIND 3000 (registry code 05628WN, https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-arthur-l-seawind-3000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAWIND3000
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070411005189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) NON INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT FILED AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN AND FLEW INTO IMC CONDITIONS. ACCIDENT HAPPENED AS HE WAS INTERCEPTING THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE.

## 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 ATL07LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA073), Apr 11, 2007: Culver, Aurther L. Seawind 3000 (N666AC), Yanceyville, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance/altitude while operating in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of an instrument rating, his…

## Other reports on N666AC (1)

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

- [Incident 20051203029559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051203029559I), Dec 3, 2005: Amtr SEAWIND3000 (N666AC), Carolina, NC. (-23) Pilot exited runway and attempted to clear landing area to allow second aircraft on final approach unobstructed landing area at private airstrip. Pilot…

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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