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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrkb Twinstar · New Hanover, PA · October 14, 1990

Date
October 14, 1990 · 10:52 local
Place
New Hanover, PA
Airport
New Hanover Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2224N
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC91DHA01
Reported as
Amtrkb Twinstar
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
225 total93 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine sputtered on takeoff. Pilot stalled ultralight in a steep turn, apparent intention to return to land.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SPUTTERED ON TAKEOFF. PILOT STALLED ULTRALIGHT IN A STEEP TURN, APPARENT INTENTION TO RETURN TO LAND.

NTSB investigation

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