# Accident 20070812019469A: Amtr FALCONXP, Montgomery, NY, August 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2007, 14:30 local time
- Place: Montgomery, NY
- Airport: Orange County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5061° N, 74.2589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5061&lon=-74.2589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N223FS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N223FS-2017-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Falcon Safety Craft FALCON XP (registry code 05658RW, https://openairdocs.org/model/falcon-safety-craft-falcon-xp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FALCONXP
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503UL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070812019469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PRIVATE PILOT DEPARTED RNWY 26 @MGJ IN HIS EXPR'MNTL AMATEUR BUILT A/C. CLIMBING OUT AT PATTERN ALT. THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED PARTIAL PWR FOR 5 SEC., THEN FULL PWR FOR 5 SEC., THEN ZERO PWR. THE A/C CRASHED ON THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF RNWY 26. PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS LEG INJURIES. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT AIRMAN WAS OPERATING WITHOUT A MEDICAL WHICH HAD "SPECIAL ISSUANCE" CONSIDERATIONS FROM CAMI (REQ'D YEARLY PHYSICAL EXAM TO MAINTAIN 3RD CLASS). FURTHER, THE A/C HAD NOT BEEN FLOWN FOR A YEAR AND THERE WAS NO RECORD OF A "CONDITION INSPECTION" ON THE A/C NOR WAS THERE A RECORD OF A CURRENT "FLIGHT REVIEW" FOR THE PILOT. AIRMAN CITED SPORT PILOT RULES AND BASED HIS LICENSE/MEDICAL ON HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE.

## 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 ATL07LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA112), Aug 12, 2007: Falcon Safety Craft Falcon XP (N223FS), Montgomery, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined 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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