# Accident 19930422009799A: Amtras STARLITE, Conroe, TX, April 22, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1993, 18:30 local time
- Place: Conroe, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3119° N, 95.4561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conroe, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3119&lon=-95.4561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N319JR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N319JR-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tuttle Wallace S STAR-LITE (registry code 05613WF, https://openairdocs.org/model/tuttle-wallace-s-star-lite) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAS STARLITE
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930422009799A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SEIZED EN ROUTE. WING STRUCK A BUNKER ON FORCED LANDING. HOMEBUILT CARTWHEELED. NO ANNUAL INSPECTION.

## 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 FTW93LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA136), Apr 22, 1993: Tuttle Star Lite (N319JR), Conroe, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING

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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