# Accident 20070828827439A: Amtr TUNDRA, Zephyrhills, FL, August 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2007, 18:40 local time
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2281° N, 82.1558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2281&lon=-82.1558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N304AP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N304AP-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Apollo North America TUNDRA (registry code 05901U4, https://openairdocs.org/model/apollo-north-america-tundra) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TUNDRA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 30 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070828827439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 28, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:40PM, AN APOLLO NORTH AMERICA TUNDRA (N304AP), AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED INTO A BACKYARD LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN PASCO COUNTY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATAL. PILOT HAS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## 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 MIA07LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA136), Aug 28, 2007: Apollo North America Tundra (N304AP), Zephyrhills, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Improper in-flight maneuvering that resulted in the weight-shift-aircraft's design limits being exceeded, wing failure, and a loss of control.

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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