# Accident 20080601838949A: Amtr ACROSPORTII, St. Charles, MO, June 1, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2008, 11:11 local time
- Place: St. Charles, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7031° N, 90.5669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7031&lon=-90.5669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N114KT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N114KT-2010-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lucas D E/Lucas K A ACROSPORT II (registry code 05611MD, https://openairdocs.org/model/lucas-d-e-lucas-k-a-acrosport-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D (registry code 41828, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a3b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ACROSPORTII
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 331 total, 130 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080601838949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MISHAP PILOT DEPARTED CREVE COUER AIRPORT (1HO) AT 11:00 AM CDT AND CRASHED AT 11:11 CDT NEAR THE KATY TRAIL PARKING LOT OFF OF JUNGS STATION ROAD IN ST. CHARLES, MO.  ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED INVERTED THEN DESCENDED STRAIGHT INTO THE GROUND.  EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE SHOWED CONTROL CONTINUITY OF THE ELEVATOR AND RUDDER TO THE REAR COCKPIT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO BADLY DAMAGED TO DETERMINE AILERON CONTINUITY.  THE RECORDING "G" METER IN THE REAR COCKPIT INDICATED FORCES OF 8.7 POSITIVE AND 3.0 NEGATIVE.  THE WEATHER WAS VFR.  THE PLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND NEARLY PERPENDICULAR.

## 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 DFW08LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA157), Jun 1, 2008: Lucas D E/ Lucas K A AcroSport II (N114KT), St Charles, MO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during an attempted low pass maneuver.

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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