# Accident 20080124009919A: Amtr TITANTORNADO, Rock Springs, WY, January 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2008, 16:20 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9469° N, 108.9683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9469&lon=-108.9683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142TT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N142TT-2015-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Macadams Robert E TITAN-TORNADO 912 (registry code 056213N, https://openairdocs.org/model/macadams-robert-e-titan-tornado-912) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34801, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TITANTORNADO
- Reported engine: AMTR JABIRU3300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 158 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080124009919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE CERTIFICATED SPORT PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE IN CRUISE MODE IN A REMOTE AREA 30 MILES NORTH OF ROCK SPRINGS WYOMING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REDUCE THROTTLE TO ALLOW PASSENGER TO PHOTOGRAPH A HERD OF ELK. THE ENGINE SPUTTERED THEN QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING IN APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET OF SNOW. NOTE: BLOCK 31 HAS NO PLACE TO INDICATE SPORT PILOT.

## 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 DEN08LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA054), Jan 24, 2008: MacAdams Titan Tornado 912 (N142TT), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the snow covered ravine.

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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