# Accident 20070622011689A: Amtr SPORTSTAR, Grand Prairie, TX, June 22, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2007, 16:22 local time
- Place: Grand Prairie, TX
- Airport: Grand Prairie Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6903° N, 97.0097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6903&lon=-97.0097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N676EV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N676EV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR (registry code 0600012, https://openairdocs.org/model/evektor-aerotechnik-sportstar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SPORTSTAR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,700 total, 4 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070622011689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 6, 2007, AT 1622 HOURS CDT, AN EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNEK A.S., N676E, OWNED & OPERATED BY AVIATOR AIR CENTERS, INC. CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER VFR CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS AN ATP RATING WITH MORE THAN 8700 HOURS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT GRAND PRAIRIE MUNCIPAL AIRPORT (GPM) AND WAS TO TERMINATE AT GPM. THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.

## 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 DFW07CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA145), Jun 22, 2007: Evektor sportstar (N676EV), Grand Prairie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of control due to an unexpected crosswind gust. *This report was modified on May 23, 2008.*

## Other reports on N676EV (1)

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

- [Incident 20070612011529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070612011529I), Jun 12, 2007: Amtr SPORTSTAR (N676EV), Grand Prairie, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On June 12, 2007, at approximately 0957 CDT, the student pilot [privacy data omitted] was completing her first supervised solo flight 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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