# Accident 19901014044989A: Amtrkb TWINSTAR, New Hanover, PA, October 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1990, 10:52 local time
- Place: New Hanover, PA
- Airport: New Hanover Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3203° N, 75.6005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3203&lon=-75.6005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2224N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2224N-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cote James O KOLB TWINSTAR MK II (registry code 05612UA, https://openairdocs.org/model/cote-james-o-kolb-twinstar-mk-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRKB TWINSTAR
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 93 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91DHA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91DHA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901014044989A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC91DHA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91DHA01), Oct 14, 1990: James Cote Kolb Twinstar MK II (N2224N), Gilbertsville, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER AN INTERUPTION OF POWER.

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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