# Accident 19950813028549A: Amtr CHINOOK2S, Hammondsville, OH, August 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1995, 19:50 local time
- Place: Hammondsville, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5698° N, 80.7204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5698&lon=-80.7204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35KK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35KK-2013-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kuck Bob CHINOOK 2S (registry code 05676B5, https://openairdocs.org/model/kuck-bob-chinook-2s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHINOOK2S
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 500 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950813028549A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER LINE AND CRASHED INTO A CREEK WHILE FOLLOWING THE CREEK AT AN UNSAFE ALTITUDE. (-23) PILOT FLYING ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT AT LOW ALTITUDE IN NON-CONGESTED AREA ALONG YELLOW CREEK. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE WHICH RAN ACROSS THE CREEK BED AT APPROXIMATELY 130 FEET AGL. AIRCRAFT THEN DESCENDED VERTICALLY AND STRUCK THE WATER. PILOT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE FOR AIRCRAFT.

## 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 BFO95LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA085), Aug 13, 1995: Birdman Enterprises Chinook 2S (N35KK), Hammondsville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from obstacles (power lines) in his flight path.

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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