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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr KOLBMK3 · Souris, ND · September 17, 1995

Date: September 17, 1995 · 17:10 local
Place: Souris, ND
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N42996
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI95LA323
Reported as: Amtr KOLBMK3
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 154 total9 in this make and model

N42996Registration cancelled Mar 25, 1997 · Haugen Blaine KOLB KXPS/N F1036 Airframe modelHaugen Blaine KOLB KXP

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control steep low altitude turn. Stalled. No airworthiness certificate. Two children rear seat,tandem plane. (-23) the private pilot departed his farm strip in Souris, ND at approximately 1500 hours CDT with two (02) passengers on board. The aircraft headed north and at approximately 1510 CDT, while at 150 feet AGL the pilot started a right turn. About halfway through the turn, the nose of the aircraft pointed straight down and the aircraft impacted the ground. The pilot was fatally injured and the 2 passengers were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL STEEP LOW ALTITUDE TURN. STALLED. NO AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE. TWO CHILDREN REAR SEAT,TANDEM PLANE. (-23) THE PRIVATE PILOT DEPARTED HIS FARM STRIP IN SOURIS, ND AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS CDT WITH TWO (02) PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT HEADED NORTH AND AT APPROXIMATELY 1510 CDT, WHILE AT 150 FEET AGL THE PILOT STARTED A RIGHT TURN. ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE TURN, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT POINTED STRAIGHT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE 2 PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI95LA323Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportSouris, NDthe pilot's failure to maintain control of the ultralight vehicle.Sep 17, 1995 · Destroyed