# Accident 20080523837789A: Amtr RAPTOR, Bealton, VA, May 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Bealton, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5636° N, 77.7494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5636&lon=-77.7494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74TK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74TK-2012-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviate RAPTOR (registry code 059028E, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviate-raptor) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RAPTOR
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080523837789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ULTRALIGHT IMPACTED TREE DURING FLIGHT. CAUSING DEATH TO THE PILOT.

## 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 MIA08LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA105), May 23, 2008: Aviate Raptor (N74TK), Bealeton, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight 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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