# Accident 19960601012629A: Amtr FIRESTARMK12, Independence, OR, June 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1996, 13:30 local time
- Place: Independence, OR
- Airport: Independence State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8306° N, 123.2007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8306&lon=-123.2007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2213U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2213U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stelly Floyd J KOLB FIRESTAR II (registry code 05625C5, https://openairdocs.org/model/stelly-floyd-j-kolb-firestar-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FIRESTARMK12
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 369 total, 6 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960601012629A

## Narrative

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

UNCOMMANDED RIGHT ROLL ON CLIMBOUT WING HIT. CARTWHEELED. AT OR OVER GROSS. INDICATES ONE WING STALLED.

## 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 SEA96LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA110), Jun 1, 1996: Stelly Kolb Firestar II (N2213U), Independence, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain. The aircraft's excessive gross weight…

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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