# Accident 19970416006009A: Amtr MINI500, Lihue, HI, April 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1997, 14:24 local time
- Place: Lihue, HI
- Airport: Lihue Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 22.1401° N, 159.3105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=22.1401&lon=-159.3105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13118, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13118-1998-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Duff Douglas Gordon MINI-500 (registry code 05603T2, https://openairdocs.org/model/duff-douglas-gordon-mini-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MINI500
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970416006009A

## Narrative

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

NO RECENT DUAL IN TYPE OR SOLO ENDORSEMENT. ENGINE TICK TICK NOISE. LOOSE BOLTS. ABRUPT CONTROL USE. CHOPPED TAIL.

## 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 LAX97LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA150), Apr 17, 1997: Duff MINI-500 (N13118), Lihue, Kauai, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper use of the helicopter flight controls, which resulted in rotor contact with the tail boom and loss of control. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's lack of…

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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