# Accident 20070615011649A: Amtr PROPJET, Portland, OR, June 15, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2007, 09:00 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4481° N, 122.6978° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4481&lon=-122.6978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42EX-2007-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shepard William C LANCAIR PROPJET (registry code 05618Z0, https://openairdocs.org/model/shepard-william-c-lancair-propjet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PROPJET
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070615011649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HILLSBORO OR ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN DESTINED FOR TWIN FALLS IDAHO. AT 0858 PDT AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN. ALL OCCUPANTS (3) WERE FATAL, AND AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. NO COMMUNICATION WITH ATC WAS NOTED, AND ALL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT AIRCRAFT BY ATC WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THIS REPORT IS NOT CLOSED, AND AN AMENDMENT WILL BE SUBMITTED AS MORE DETAILED INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. (-23 AMENDMENT) ADDED LOSS OF CONTROL TO 21(A).

## 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 SEA07LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA158), Jun 15, 2007: Shepard Lancair Propjet (N42EX), Portland, OR, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of airplane control during climb for an undetermined reason.

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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