# Accident 19950508012829A: Amtr FIRESTARMK12, Cumming, GA, May 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1995, 10:00 local time
- Place: Cumming, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2061° N, 84.1338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cumming, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2061&lon=-84.1338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47WH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FIRESTARMK12
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 27 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950508012829A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE. ELECTED LAND IN A FIELD. GEAR STRUCK HOLE AND COLLAPSED. FOUND A PLUG WIRE LOOSE. NO CURRENT ANNUAL.

## 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 ATL95LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA095), May 8, 1995: Kolb Firestar II (N47WH), Cumming, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT/OWNER'S FAILURE TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOOSE SPARK PLUG LEAD. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH TERRAIN CONDITIONS AT THE LANDING AREA.

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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