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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrkb Twinstar · Round Lake, NY · January 27, 1991

Date
January 27, 1991 · 16:50 local
Place
Round Lake, NY
Airport
Round Lake Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N71817
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC91DFA02
Reported as
Amtrkb Twinstar
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1

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.

Wings folded on landing approach home built on first test flight fell to ground. Strut attach bolts were missing.

As the FAA filed it

WINGS FOLDED ON LANDING APPROACH HOME BUILT ON FIRST TEST FLIGHT FELL TO GROUND. STRUT ATTACH BOLTS WERE MISSING.

NTSB investigation

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