# Accident 20070720021789A: Amtr M1, Covode, PA, July 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2007, 09:00 local time
- Place: Covode, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9405° N, 78.9697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9405&lon=-78.9697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1085, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1085-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Midget Mustang M-1 (registry code 05601Y5, https://openairdocs.org/model/midget-mustang-m-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR M1
- Reported engine: AMTR O200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070720021789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INTERVIEWED TWO WITNESSES, A NINE YEAR OLD AMISH BOY, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AND AN AMISH WOMAN, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. BOTH SAID THE ENGINE "SOUNDED FUNNY" AND SAW THE AIRCRAFT WEST BOUND. THEY TURNED AND HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND SAW SMOKE BUT DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES FOLLOWING THE CRASH AND POST CRASH FIRE. THE WRECKAGE WAS MOVED TO THE INDIANA COUNTY (IDI) AIRPORT AND STORED. ON 7-27-07, I WAS JOINED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS, INC. AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATOR AT (IDI) FOR ENGINE INSPECTION. HIS REPORT IS INCLUDED. CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS SATISFACTORY AND A REVIEW OF THEMAINTENANCE RECORDS WAS SATISFACTORY.

## 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 NYC07LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA171), Jul 20, 2007: Midget Mustang M-1 (N1085), Covode, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undermined reasons.

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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