# Accident 19950625049339A: Fricker Roy N KOLB TWINSTAR, Abingdon, VA, June 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1995, 19:30 local time
- Place: Abingdon, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7697° N, 82.0290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7697&lon=-82.0290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7165L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7165L-1995-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fricker Roy N KOLB TWINSTAR (registry code 056164M, https://openairdocs.org/model/fricker-roy-n-kolb-twinstar) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950625049339A

## Narrative

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

(-16) AIRCRAFT OPERATED CONTRARY TO FAR 91.9(A), EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS REQUIRE CONDITION INSPECTION EACH 12 CALENDAR MONTHS W/WRITTEN RECORD OF INSPECTION, LAST INSPECTION COMPLIED WITH & RECORDED 08/10/91. NO EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER INSTALLED CONTRARY TO FAR 91.207. AIRMAN HAS NO RECORD OF STUDENT PILOT SOLO FLIGHT ENDORSEMENT, CONTRARY TO FAR 6187(B)(C)(M). NO RECORD OF ANY PREVIOUS FLIGHT INSTRUCTION. AIRMAN CLASS 3 MEDICAL CERTIFICATE/STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE EXPIRED 08/31/94, AIRCRAFT OPERATED CONTRARY TO FAR 61.3(A)(C) & 61.23(C). ABOVE OPERATIONS VIOLATED THE FOLLOWING FARS: 61.3(A)(C), 61.23(C), 61.87(B), (C)(M), 91.207, 91.9(A), 91.417(A)(1)(2)(IV).

## 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 BFO95LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA072), Jun 25, 1995: Kolb Twinstar (N7165L), Abingdon, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS. FACTORS FOUND TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE CONDITION INSPECTION WAS OVERDUE AND THE INADEQUATE TRAINING RECEIVED BY THE STUDENT PILOT…

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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