# Accident 19920316006399A: Amtr KOLBMK3, Titus, AL, March 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1992, 17:45 local time
- Place: Titus, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7102° N, 86.2499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7102&lon=-86.2499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hauck John R KOLB MK III (registry code 056183B, https://openairdocs.org/model/hauck-john-r-kolb-mk-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KOLBMK3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 903 total, 54 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920316006399A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. DEPLOYED BALLISTIC CHUTE BUT HIT TREES PRIOR OPENING. FOUND PINCHED FUEL LINE.

## 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 ATL92LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA064), Mar 16, 1992: Kolb Mark III (N101AB), Titus, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE MANUFACTURER'S FAILURE TO INSTALL THE MAIN FUEL LINE PROPERLY WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## Other reports on N101AB (2)

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

- [Incident 19930923039099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930923039099I), Sep 23, 1993: Amtr KOLBMK3 (N101AB), Wetumpka, AL, Minor damage. Engine quit due to fuel starvation. Forced landing in field.
- [Incident 19930817043119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930817043119I), Aug 17, 1993: Amtr KOLBMK3 (N101AB), Wetumpka, AL, Minor damage. Severe vibration and engine quit in flight. Forced landing. 3 bladed propeller had come apart.

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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