# Accident 20080417838109A: Amtr REBEL, Grass Valley, CA, April 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Airport: Nevada County Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2239° N, 121.0031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2239&lon=-121.0031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3VK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3VK-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kuklo Thomas C MURPHY REBEL (registry code 05619SW, https://openairdocs.org/model/kuklo-thomas-c-murphy-rebel) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR REBEL
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 326 total, 21 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080417838109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED AT GRASS VALLEY AIRPORT AND ENCOUNTERED A QUARTING GUST OF WIND FROM THE TAIL. AIRCRAFT WAS UNDERGOING FLIGHT TESTING, IN PHASE 1 AFTER PRODUCTION. AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO NOT HAVE ENOUGH RUDDER TO COUNTER SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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 LAX08CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA114), Apr 17, 2008: Murphy Murphy Rebel (N3VK), Grass Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

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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