# Accident 20160807012859A: Ams Flight D O O CARAT A, Minden, NV, August 7, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2016, 14:50 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0272° N, 119.6033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0272&lon=-119.6033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11DY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11DY-2018-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: AMS Flight D O O CARAT A (registry code 05615YH, https://openairdocs.org/model/ams-flight-d-o-o-carat-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMS FLIGHT D O O CARAT A
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 331 total, 149 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160807012859A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR16FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA160), Aug 7, 2016: AMS Flight Carat A (N11DY), Minden, NV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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