# Accident 20071214828739A: Amtr RAF2000GTXSE, Salem, IN, December 14, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2007, 14:26 local time
- Place: Salem, IN
- Airport: Salem Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6019° N, 86.1400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6019&lon=-86.1400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24DN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24DN-2008-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Levick F Walter RAF 2000 GTX-SE (registry code 05615B2, https://openairdocs.org/model/levick-f-walter-raf-2000-gtx-se) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RAF2000GTXSE
- Reported engine: AMTR EJ22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071214828739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N24DN PILOTED BY PRIVATE PILOT ON DECEMBER 14, 2007 AT 1926 GMT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKEOFF FROM SALEM AIRPORT (I83) SALEM, IN. AS THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND ROTATED FOR TAKE OFF, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OVER THE TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT CRASHED TO THE RIGHT OF THE TAXIWAY IN THE GRASS AREA ADJACENT TO THE PERIMETER FENCE 200 FEET AFTER TAKEOFF. THE ROTOR BLADE CONTACTED THE PROPELLER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TORQUE ROLL TO THE LEFT PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND, BOUNCED AND CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE PILOT WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BY EMS AND TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL. PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 CHI08LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA052), Dec 14, 2007: Levick RAF-2000-GTX-SE (N24DN), Salem, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the gyroplane during climbout after takeoff.

## Other reports on N24DN (1)

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

- [Accident 20030919023729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030919023729A), Sep 19, 2003: Amtr RAF2000GTXSE (N24DN), Bonners Ferry, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) On September 19, 2003 at approximately 0845 local time, while landing at the boundry cunty airport runway 20, Mr. Donald o. nystrom a student pilot lost…

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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