# Accident 20071229829239A: Amtr RAF2000GTX, Crowley, TX, December 29, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2007, 11:30 local time
- Place: Crowley, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5572° N, 97.4856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5572&lon=-97.4856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N136DG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N136DG-2013-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Althouse Gerald D RAF 2000 GTX (registry code 05615L4, https://openairdocs.org/model/althouse-gerald-d-raf-2000-gtx) (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 RAF2000GTX
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071229829239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INVESTIGATION INDICATED AIRCRAFT IMPACTED WITH TERRAIN DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. WITNESS INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AT  AN APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGREE ANGLE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. WITNESS STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD BANG JUST BEFORE IMPACT AND SAW SOMETHING BLACK FLY OFF. WITNESS SAID THE ROTOR APPEARED TO BE TURNING SLOWLY PRIOR TO THE CRASH. CONING OF ROTOR WAS DISCOVERED AT THE CRASH SITE. POST CRASH INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE INDICATED CONTROL CONTINUITY AND THAT THE ENGINE WAS MAKING POWER PRI0R TO IMPACT. HOWEVER, ONE OF THREE PROPELLER BLADES WAS NOT FOUND WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN HIT BY THE ROTOR. IMPACT MARKS ON THE RUDDER INDICATED THAT THE ROTOR HAD STRUCK THE RUDDER.

## 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 DFW08LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA052), Dec 29, 2007: Althouse RAF 2000 GTX (N136DG), Crowley, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm while maneuvering, which resulted in a loss of rotor blade rigidity.

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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