# Accident 19870909051569A: Amtrkb TWINSTAR, Hilltown, PA, September 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1987, 16:40 local time
- Place: Hilltown, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N23EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23EH-1997-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Handschin Edward KOLB TWINSTAR (registry code 056125H, https://openairdocs.org/model/handschin-edward-kolb-twinstar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRKB TWINSTAR
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87DHA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DHA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870909051569A

## Narrative

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

THE ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT STALLED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE UNCERTIFICATED AIRCRAFT WAS ABOVE MAX GROSS WEIGHT

## 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 NYC87DHA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DHA02), Sep 9, 1987: Kolb Twinstar (N23EH), Hilltown, PA, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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