# Accident 20081016857059A: Amtr SKYRANGERII, Rock Hill, SC, October 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2008, 10:30 local time
- Place: Rock Hill, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9333° N, 81.0278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9333&lon=-81.0278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75684, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75684-2009-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hargett Theodore M SKY RANGER II (registry code 05625II, https://openairdocs.org/model/hargett-theodore-m-sky-ranger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SKYRANGERII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081016857059A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND NOSED INTO THE GROUND AND SHOWED ALL SIGNS OF A STALL/SPIN FROM LOW ALTITUDE.  THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT BUT IT IS BELIEVED THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ONE AND HALF HOURS BEFORE IT WAS DISCOVERED.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT INJURIES WERE FATAL.

## 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 ERA09LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA019), Oct 16, 2008: Hargett Sky Ranger II (N75684), Rock Hill, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and a subsequent impact with the ground. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of…

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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