# Accident 19861116055699A: Amtrkb TWINSTAR, Bay St Louis, MS, November 16, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1986, 12:30 local time
- Place: Bay St Louis, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2701° N, 89.4795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2701&lon=-89.4795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9731N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9731N-1995-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hickham John H KOLB TWINSTAR (registry code 05613QS, https://openairdocs.org/model/hickham-john-h-kolb-twinstar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRKB TWINSTAR
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 1 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861116055699A

## Narrative

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

A PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED AND FORCED THE FLOATPLANE TO LAND. PILOT NOT PROPERLY RATED. NO AIRWORTHINESS REGISTRY.

## 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 MIA87LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA033), Nov 16, 1986: Hickham Twinstar (N9731N), Bay St. Louis, MS, substantial damage

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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