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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · AMS Flight D O O CARAT A · Minden, NV · August 7, 2016

Date: August 7, 2016 · 14:50 local
Place: Minden, NV
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N11DY
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR16FA160
Reported as: AMS Flight D O O Carat A
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 331 total149 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N11DYRegistration cancelled Mar 12, 2018 · AMS Flight D O O CARAT AS/N CA008 · Built 2003 Airframe modelAMS Flight D O O CARAT A Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

Kmev airport UNICOM recording reported aircraft take off at 12:04. Cap observed ELT signal at 14:44. A national guard helicopter located aircraft around 15:00 and helicopter crew reported that the pilot was desceased. Aircraft landed in area under medium-intensity power lines and wreckage was intact within about a 100 foot radius.

As the FAA filed it

KMEV AIRPORT UNICOM RECORDING REPORTED AIRCRAFT TAKE OFF AT 12:04. CAP OBSERVED ELT SIGNAL AT 14:44. A NATIONAL GUARD HELICOPTER LOCATED AIRCRAFT AROUND 15:00 AND HELICOPTER CREW REPORTED THAT THE PILOT WAS DESCEASED. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN AREA UNDER MEDIUM-INTENSITY POWER LINES AND WRECKAGE WAS INTACT WITHIN ABOUT A 100 FOOT RADIUS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR16FA160Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMinden, NVImpact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.Aug 7, 2016 · Substantial damage