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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr VP1 · Starkville, MS · July 20, 2008

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Date: July 20, 2008 · 15:57 local
Place: Starkville, MS
Airport: George M Bryan
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N822CB
Reported as: Amtr VP1
Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1600VOLKS
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,000 total300 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N822CBRegistration cancelled May 2, 2013 · Carrithers Carl L VP1S/N 091650 · Built 2006 Airframe modelCarrithers Carl L VP1 Engine modelVolkswagen CONVERSIONReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Eyewitness reports the airplane was struggling to climb and reach an altitude of approximately 50 feet, started a shallow left turn, started losing altitude and crashed in a heavily wooded area approximately a quarter mile of the south end of the runway. privacy data omitted, Chief of police of Starkville, MS, called and notified me that the pilots blood alcohol content was .130.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) EYEWITNESS REPORTS THE AIRPLANE WAS STRUGGLING TO CLIMB AND REACH AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, STARTED A SHALLOW LEFT TURN, STARTED LOSING ALTITUDE AND CRASHED IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER MILE OF THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CHIEF OF POLICE OF STARKVILLE, MS, CALLED AND NOTIFIED ME THAT THE PILOTS BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT WAS .130.