# Accident 20081031853119A: Amtr AVHP, Weirwood, VA, October 31, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2008, 13:20 local time
- Place: Weirwood, VA
- Airport: Campbell Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4664° N, 75.8569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4664&lon=-75.8569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1932H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1932H-2008-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hilderson Oswald AV HP (registry code 05614SZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/hilderson-oswald-av-hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVHP
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 250 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081031853119A

## Narrative

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

UPON ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTER AT 1100 FEET MSL THE PILOT STATED HE ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND BECAME INVERTED. THE ENGINE LOST POWER FROM FUEL STARVATION AND THE PILOT GLIDED INTO THE TREE TOPS. THE AIRCRAFT FELL THROUGH THE TREES UNTIL THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND AND THE RIGHT WING REMAINED IN THE TREE BRANCHES. THE PILOT COMPARTMENT STOPPED ABOUT 4-FEET IN THE AIR.

## 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 ERA09CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA046), Oct 31, 2008: Hilderson Oswald Aventura HP (N1932H), Weirwood, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane following an in-flight encounter with turbulence during approach, which led to a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and subsequent…

## Other reports on N1932H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20070715012709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070715012709I), Jul 15, 2007: Amtr AVHP (N1932H), Silver Beach, VA, Minor damage. (-23) July 15, 2007 N1932H an experimental amateur built aventura av HP was piloted by [privacy data omitted] and flying low over the chesapeake bay at…

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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