19940404000239A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Thunder Gull · Clarksburg, WV · April 4, 1994

Date
April 4, 1994 · 10:40 local
Place
Clarksburg, WV
Airport
Benedum
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N73ST
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO94LA060
Reported as
Amtr Thunder Gull
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX912
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
392 total4 in this make and model3 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.

On liftoff uncontrolled right turn. Impacted nose first. Bolt connecting aileron rods came out. Bogas bolt used.

As the FAA filed it

ON LIFTOFF UNCONTROLLED RIGHT TURN. IMPACTED NOSE FIRST. BOLT CONNECTING AILERON RODS CAME OUT. BOGAS BOLT USED.

NTSB investigation

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