# Accident 19930303004409A: Amtr CH701, Durham, ME, March 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1993, 16:00 local time
- Place: Durham, ME
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9645° N, 70.1296° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Durham, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9645&lon=-70.1296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N942PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N942PS-2002-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Asselyn Philip Peter CH-701 (registry code 05649CP, https://openairdocs.org/model/asselyn-philip-peter-ch-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH701
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 180 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930303004409A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST BANKED AIRCRAFT STEEPLY ON CLIMBOUT. LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK POWERLINE. AIRCRAFT USED FLAPERONS.

## 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 BFO93LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA042), Mar 3, 1993: Asselyn Xenair CH701 (N942PS), Durham, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LIFT-OFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITION AND PROXIMITY…

## Other reports on N942PS (1)

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

- [Accident 20000514015929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000514015929A), May 14, 2000: Amtr CH701 (N942PS), Wake Forrest, NC, Substantial damage. (.4) The pilot was conducting a cross country flight with sever al intermediate stops. He was in cruise flight at 1,500 feet on the last leg of the flight when…

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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