# Accident 20080328836729A: Amtr RV8, Deland, FL, March 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2008, 13:10 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Airport: Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor Fi
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0669° N, 81.2839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0669&lon=-81.2839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N130X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV8
- Reported engine: SUPAIR XP360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 6 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080328836729A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  AIRCRAFT WAS IN PHASE 1 FLIGHT TEST PERIOD, DEPARTED DED ON RUNWAY 23.  AFTER A NORMAL RUNUP AND TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT OBTAINED APPROXIMATELY 300 FT OF ALTITUDE WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT.  PILOT MADE A RIGHT TURN OF APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 DEGREES FROM RUNWAY HEADING ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A GRASS AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY SEVERING AN ELECTRIC POWER LINE AND COMING TO REST IN A DRAINING DITCH AN ESTIMATED 1300 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA08LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA083), Mar 28, 2008: Douglas D. Turner Vans RV8 (N130X), DeLand, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.

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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