# Accident 20070920021889A: Amtr RV9A, Barton City, MI, September 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2007, 15:00 local time
- Place: Barton City, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6714° N, 83.5853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6714&lon=-83.5853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3653, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3653-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siebert James A RV-9A (registry code 05619KC, https://openairdocs.org/model/siebert-james-a-rv-9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2A (registry code 42120, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV9A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 144 total, 86 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070920021889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WHILE TAKING HIS SON FOR A RIDE IN THE RV9A HE BUILT, LOST CONTROL DUE TO POSSIBLE TURBULENCE AFTER TAKE OFF ON PRIVATE AIRSTRIP LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PILOT IN COMA AND EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN COMA UNTIL AT LEAST MID OCTOBER 2007. PASSENGER WAS THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED, WHEN INTERVIEWED ON 9-28-07 AT ACCIDENT SCENE, THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF ON NORTHWEST SOD RUNWAY AND JUST AS AIRCRAFT REACHED TREES AT END OF RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT BANKED RAPIDLY ONE DIRECTION AND THEN ANOTHER AND FELL OUT OF THE SKY. WHEN AIRCRAFT BANKED SUDDENLY, PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HIS FATHER, THE PILOT, SAID THAT "THIS IS NOT GOOD." WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE WINDS PRIOR TO TAKEOFF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT THERE REALLY WAS NONE AND THAT THE WIND SOCK ON THE HANGAR WAS NOT MOVING.

## 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 CHI07LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA302), Sep 20, 2007: Siebert RV-9A (N3653), Barton City, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and aircraft control during initial climb after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the gusting wind condition.

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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