# Accident 20090415009059A: Amtr TBIRDII, Carlock, IL, April 15, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2009, 14:00 local time
- Place: Carlock, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6000° N, 89.0575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6000&lon=-89.0575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N154ZX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N154ZX-2017-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: T Bird T BIRD II (registry code 05904YA, https://openairdocs.org/model/t-bird-t-bird-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 532 (registry code 55579, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TBIRDII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090415009059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAKING OFF ON A PRIVATELY OWNED BEAN FIELD IN A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT WHEN HE STRUCK A CAMERAMAN WHO WAS FILMING THE TAKEOFF.  THE CAMERAMAN, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DOES NOT HOLD A PILOT CERTIFICATE AND HIS ACTUAL FLIGHT TIME IS UNKNOWN.

## 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 CEN09LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA265), Apr 15, 2009: T Bird T Bird II (N154ZX), Carlock, IL, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to gain sufficient altitude during the takeoff in order to avoid contacting the cameraman. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience.

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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