# Accident 20070519019379A: Amtr ALLEYCAT1, Fairhope, AL, May 19, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2007, 11:45 local time
- Place: Fairhope, AL
- Airport: H L Sonny Callahan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 30.4606° N, 87.8769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4606&lon=-87.8769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N985GC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N985GC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grice Hillery W ALLEY CAT 1 (registry code 05611KG, https://openairdocs.org/model/grice-hillery-w-alley-cat-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ALLEYCAT1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 85 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070519019379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AEROBATICS MANEUVERS THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A LOOP AND FAILED TO ACHIEVE THE REQUIRED HEIGHT ABOVE THE GROUND WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE.

## 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 MIA07CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA100), May 19, 2007: Hillery W. Grice Alley Cat 1 (N985GC), Fairhope, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain terrain clearance while completing a loop at an airshow, resulting in impact with the runway.

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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