# Accident 20080719845999A: Amtr TBIRDII, Independence, IA, July 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2008, 14:01 local time
- Place: Independence, IA
- Airport: Independence Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4561° N, 91.9569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4561&lon=-91.9569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95172, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95172-2020-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Indy T-BIRD II (registry code 05904Y2, https://openairdocs.org/model/indy-t-bird-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TBIRDII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 0 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080719845999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS OPERATING AN AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, HE ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF, LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AT INDEPENDENCE, IOWA, AIRPORT (IIB).  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CHI08CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA204), Jul 19, 2008: Indy T-Bird II (N95172), Independence, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The takeoff airspeed not attained and the aborted takeoff not performed by the pilot. An additional cause was the lack of familiarity with the airplane by the pilot.

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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