# Accident 20071230832009A: Amtr RV8, Alexandria, MN, December 30, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2007, 15:15 local time
- Place: Alexandria, MN
- Airport: Chandler Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8661° N, 95.3944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8661&lon=-95.3944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5093F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5093F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lerohl Gaylen R RV-8 (registry code 05621RH, https://openairdocs.org/model/lerohl-gaylen-r-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-M1B (registry code 41871, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-m1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV8
- Reported engine: MAZDA 13BMAZDA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,364 total, 82 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071230832009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT PERFORMED PREFLIGHT AND RUN-UP AND DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 13. AT 90 KNOTS, 200 TO 300 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT SET 100% FLAPS AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT (TO AVOID A FENCE AND HIGHWAY). THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.

## 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 CHI08CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA057), Dec 30, 2007: Lerohl RV-8 (N5093F), Alexandria, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power 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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