# Accident 20080309013959A: Amtr RV10, Ledbetter, TX, March 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2008, 12:47 local time
- Place: Ledbetter, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2303° N, 96.7605° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2303&lon=-96.7605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N410MR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N410MR-2008-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ritter Mark T RV-10 (registry code 05621RB, https://openairdocs.org/model/ritter-mark-t-rv-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV10
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 195 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080309013959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 03/09/2008 - FAMILY REPORTED A/C MISSING TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES. INVESTIGATION REVEALS THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 1247 CDT, A/C DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR VFR AT 30-08 N 96-49 W ENROUTE FROM BRENHAM, TX (11R) TO LOCKHART, TX (50R). RADAR INDICATED A/C HEADING 270 DEGREES @ 134 KTS WITH -5063 FPM DESCENT BEFORE LOSING RADAR CONTACT. 03/11/2008 - CIVIL AIR PATROL FOUND WRECKAGE AT REPORTED LAST KNOWN POSITION. AFTER ARRIVING ON-SCENE, RV-10 WRECKAGE WAS FOUND FACING APPROXIMATELY 270 DEGREES & UPSIDE DOWN, TOTALLY DESTROYED. PILOT WAS FOUND DECEASED & UNIDENTIFIABLE EXCEPT FOR ID IN WALLET. PILOT REPORTED TO BE A/C OWNER, WHO WAS THE ONE REPORTED MISSING. WEATHER REPORTED AS: METAR KGYB 091745Z AUTO 15013G23KT 10SM OVC065 18/10 A3017 RMK A02.

## 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 DFW08LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA081), Mar 9, 2008: Ritter RV-10 (N410MR), Ledbetter, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control 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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