# Accident 19910312005249A: Amtrkb TWINSTAR, Bronson, FL, March 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1991, 17:50 local time
- Place: Bronson, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4394° N, 82.6293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4394&lon=-82.6293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N860RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N860RB-1994-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bartholomew Ronald E KOLB TWINSTAR (registry code 0561298, https://openairdocs.org/model/bartholomew-ronald-e-kolb-twinstar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRKB TWINSTAR
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910312005249A

## Narrative

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

WAS OBSERVED ON APPROACH TO OPEN FIELD THEN MAKE A STEEP LOW ALTITUDE TURN STALLED AND FELL VERTICALLY TO GROUND.

## 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 MIA91LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA096), Mar 12, 1991: Bartholomew Kolb Twinstar (N860RB), Bronson, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S DECISION TO INITIATE A FLIGHT WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN HIS EQUIPMENT IN THAT HIS AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS INOPERATIVE. HE THEN FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED IN A TURN ON FINAL…

## Other reports on N860RB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19871115079019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871115079019I), Nov 15, 1987: N860RB, Clermont, FL, Minor damage. Lost directional control due to wind while taxiing. Hit a parked aircraft. Aircraft has no brakes or tailwheel.

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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