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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Acrosport · Monon, IN · April 27, 1997

Date: April 27, 1997 · 10:30 local
Place: Monon, IN
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N52260
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97LA114
Reported as: Amtr Acrosport
Fatal injuries: 0

N52260Registration cancelled Aug 6, 2013 · Olsen James M ACRO SPORT IIS/N 384 · Built 1984 Airframe modelOlsen James M ACRO SPORT II Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft lost power, clipped trees, crashed in a wheat field. (-23)aircraft lost power while in a steep turn and struck tree tops. The aircraft then impacted the ground with the right wing first, followed by the propeller. Impact was consistent with a stall/spin. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the pilot and passenger received serious injuries

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, CLIPPED TREES, CRASHED IN A WHEAT FIELD. (-23)AIRCRAFT LOST POWER WHILE IN A STEEP TURN AND STRUCK TREE TOPS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT WING FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE PROPELLER. IMPACT WAS CONSISTENT WITH A STALL/SPIN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES

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 CHI97LA114Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMonon, INThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Low altitude flight is a contributing factor.Apr 27, 1997 · Substantial damage