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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrkb Twinstar · Staples, MN · June 29, 1991

Date
June 29, 1991 · 20:05 local
Place
Staples, MN
Airport
Staples Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N503BP
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI91DER10
Reported as
Amtrkb Twinstar
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total2 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.

Elevator flutter on climbout. Tried turn back. Stalled. Vertical impact. Trim wheel assembly allowed cable come off

As the FAA filed it

ELEVATOR FLUTTER ON CLIMBOUT. TRIED TURN BACK. STALLED. VERTICAL IMPACT. TRIM WHEEL ASSEMBLY ALLOWED CABLE COME OFF

NTSB investigation

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