# Accident 19910601019219A: Amtrkb TWINSTAR, Ste Genevieve, MI, June 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1991, 08:30 local time
- Place: Ste Genevieve, MI
- Airport: Ste Genevieve Flying Club Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9703° N, 90.0407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9703&lon=-90.0407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7175J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7175J-2011-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gremminger Greg KOLB TWINSTAR (registry code 056161L, https://openairdocs.org/model/gremminger-greg-kolb-twinstar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRKB TWINSTAR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 15 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910601019219A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL TAKING OFF IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. TURNED OFF RUNWAY. CONTINUED TAKEOFF. SIC TRIED AVOID CRASH BUT FAILED.

## 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 CHI91DCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCA01), Jun 1, 1991: Gremminger Kolb Twinstar (N7175J), St. Genevieve, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER AFTER ASSUMING CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT IS THE PILOT…

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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