# Accident 19950811023289A: Amtr FIRESTARMK12, Lawrenceville, GA, August 11, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1995, 18:45 local time
- Place: Lawrenceville, GA
- Airport: Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9781° N, 83.9624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GWINNETT COUNTY/BRISCOE FLD (LZU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9781&lon=-83.9624&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94SY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94SY-2003-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yothment Steven R KOLB FIRESTAR II (registry code 05625EX, https://openairdocs.org/model/yothment-steven-r-kolb-firestar-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kawasaki ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 35500, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kawasaki-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FIRESTARMK12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950811023289A

## Narrative

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

FIRST FLIGHT OF HOMEBUILT. PREMATURE LIFTOFF. STALLED NOSE HIGH. CLIMB. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS REPORTED.

## 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 ATL95LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA153), Aug 11, 1995: Yothment KOLB-FIRESTAR II (N94SY), Lawrenceville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed. A factor was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the aircraft.

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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