# Accident 20080822848529A: Amtr VELCITY173RG, Las Vegas, NV, August 22, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2008, 06:20 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1969° N, 115.1825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1969&lon=-115.1825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N415MK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N415MK-2008-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Killgore M/Killgore K VELOCITY 173RG (registry code 0561199, https://openairdocs.org/model/killgore-m-killgore-k-velocity-173rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VELCITY173RG
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080822848529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM VGT RUNWAY 012 RIGHT TOWER NOTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING AND ASKED THE PILOT IF HE NEEDED ASSISTANCE.  PILOT RESPONDED, "IM GOING DOWN, I'M GOING DOWN, I'M GOING DOWN."  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HOME APPROXIMATELY 1.1 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT.  THE PIC AND 1 OCCUPANT IN THE HOME WERE KILLED, A SECOND RESIDENT OF THE HOME DIED OF INJURIES ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL.  A POST CRASH FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT AND A LARGE SECTION OF THE HOME.

## 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 LAX08LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA274), Aug 22, 2008: Killgore Velocity (N415MK), North Las Vegas, NV, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during initial climb due to the detachment of the engine supercharger drive belt. The detachment resulted from the owner/builder's inadequate installation of the…

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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