# Accident 20080223011559A: Amtr M1, Buena Vista, CO, February 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2008, 12:15 local time
- Place: Buena Vista, CO
- Airport: Central Colorado Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8142° N, 106.1208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8142&lon=-106.1208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53041, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53041-2021-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hardy Larry A M-1 (registry code 05604I0, https://openairdocs.org/model/hardy-larry-a-m-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200-A (registry code 17191, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR M1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 12 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080223011559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 23, 2008, AT 1215 MST, AN EXPERIMENTAL-AMATEUR BUILT HARDY LARRY A. MIDGET MUSTANG (M-1), REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 33 AT THE CENTRAL COLORADO REGIONAL AIRPORT (KAEJ) LOCATED IN BUENA VISTA, CO. PILOT AND OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TRYING TO TAKE OFF, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 33. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD REACHED A SPEED OF 65 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN HE STARTED TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE PUSHED THE STICK LEFT AND THEN RIGHT WHEN HE OVERCORRECTED AND CRASHED THE AIRCRAFT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED BY THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 DEN08LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA061), Feb 23, 2008: Hardy Midget Mustang M-1 (N53041), Buena Vista, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was the gusty crosswind.

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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