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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr CARAT A · Edgewood, NM · July 16, 2008

Date: July 16, 2008 · 14:20 local
Place: Edgewood, NM
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N234CT
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW08LA187
Reported as: Amtr Carata
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 372 total16 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N234CTRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2017 · AMS Flight D O O CARAT AS/N CA011 Airframe modelAMS Flight D O O CARAT A

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What happened

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(-23) On July 16, 2008, at approximately 1420 MDT, N234CT, an ams flight model carat a motorized glider, crashed in a field southwest of Edgewood, new Mexico. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant of the single place aircraft anc co-owner, was seriously injured. An eyewitness observed the aircraft traveling north bound at a low altitude and described a sudden nose dive to the ground. The aicraft was being operated visual flight rules (VFR) under 14 CFR part 91. There was no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) existed. The aircraft was destroyed when it hit the ground at a near 90 degree nose low and wings level condition and pointing in the opposite direction of travel. The aircraft was found to be pointing in the opposite direction as it was traveling with the right wingtip approximatley 16.5 feet behind its slap mark and the left wingtip was approximately 3 feet behind its slap mark. All flight control continuity was verified with no anomalies.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 16, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1420 MDT, N234CT, AN AMS FLIGHT MODEL CARAT A MOTORIZED GLIDER, CRASHED IN A FIELD SOUTHWEST OF EDGEWOOD, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE SINGLE PLACE AIRCRAFT ANC CO-OWNER, WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. AN EYEWITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELING NORTH BOUND AT A LOW ALTITUDE AND DESCRIBED A SUDDEN NOSE DIVE TO THE GROUND. THE AICRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) EXISTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT HIT THE GROUND AT A NEAR 90 DEGREE NOSE LOW AND WINGS LEVEL CONDITION AND POINTING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO BE POINTING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AS IT WAS TRAVELING WITH THE RIGHT WINGTIP APPROXIMATLEY 16.5 FEET BEHIND ITS SLAP MARK AND THE LEFT WINGTIP WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET BEHIND ITS SLAP MARK. ALL FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS VERIFIED WITH NO ANOMALIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DFW08LA187Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEdgewood, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude resulting in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.Jul 16, 2008 · Substantial damage