# Merrill Craig R LUTON BETA

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05606RX
- Manufacturer (registry): MERRILL CRAIG R
- Model: LUTON BETA
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/merrill-craig-r-luton-beta

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## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## NTSB investigations (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 MIA01LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA014), Oct 21, 2000: Craig R. Merrill Luton Beta (N545CM), Ridgeland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed on final approach resulting in the aircraft settling fast, touching down hard, and colliding with an embankment on the side of the runway, where it came to…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 20001021014979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001021014979A), Oct 21, 2000: Amtr LUTONBETA (N545CM), Ridgeland, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) Upon landing the a/c bounced once and veered to the right and entered a ditch that runs parrellel to the runway. The a/c contacted the ground, flipped…

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