# Accident 20070616010289A: Amtr EUROPAXS, Livermore, CA, June 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2007, 08:37 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6933° N, 121.8203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6933&lon=-121.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N214KS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N214KS-2009-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hill Kenneth D EUROPA XS (registry code 05615W8, https://openairdocs.org/model/hill-kenneth-d-europa-xs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EUROPAXS
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX914UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070616010289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 25R HEADING WEST. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE OF BETWEEN 300 & 400 FEET ABOVE AN ADJACENT GOLF COURSE JUST AFTER TAKE-OFF AT AN ESTIMATED 5 DEGREE PITCH UP AND A SLOW SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT 90 DEGREES IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION LOSING APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET. DURING THE INITIAL LEFT HAND TURN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED 260 DEGREE 20 KNOT GUSTING WINDS STRIKING THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT HAND WING CAME UP THEN LEFT AND SETTLED BACK LEVEL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ATTEMPTED ANOTHER 90 DEGREE LEFT HAND TURN BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT HAND WING CAME UP AND CONTINUED ROLLING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND VERTICALLY STRIKING THE CANOPY & NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT FIRST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IMMEDIATELY CONSUMED BY FLAMES. ONE EYEWITNESS REPORTED THAT IT APPEARED TO HIM THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING VERY SLOW AND UNABLE TO CLIMB. THE EYEWITNESS CORRELATED A STRONG GUST OF WIND OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING ITS FINAL TURN, STALL AND SPIN.

## 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 LAX07LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA148), Jun 16, 2007: Hill Europa XS (N214KS), Livermore, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for an undetermined reason during the initial climb, and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while attempting a return to runway maneuver, which resulted in a…

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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