# Accident 20080318833289A: Amtr RV7A, Winslow, AZ, March 18, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2008, 11:15 local time
- Place: Winslow, AZ
- Airport: Winslow-Lindbergh Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0219° N, 110.7225° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0219&lon=-110.7225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N742MJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N742MJ-2008-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jenkins Myron RV-7A (registry code 05621RJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/jenkins-myron-rv-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV7A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 144 total, 1 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080318833289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING IN A WESTERLY HEADING (270-290 DEGREES). AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A HIGH SPEED AND HIGH ANGLE. THE FUSELAGE PARTS HAD OIL ON MOST SURFACES. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A LOOP MANEUVER OR A LATERAL ROLL JUST BEFORE GOING NOSE DOWN AND IMPACTING THE RUNWAY. BLOCK 31, PILOT'S LAST FLIGHT REVIEW WAS 3/13/2000.

## 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 LAX08LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA078), Mar 18, 2008: Jenkins RV-7A (N742MJ), Winslow, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed that resulted in a stall/spin.

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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