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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Merlin · Kensington, NH · July 23, 1997

Date
July 23, 1997 · 08:39 local
Place
Kensington, NH
Airport
Cole Airstrip
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N912AK
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC97LA152
Reported as
Amtr Merlin
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX912
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19,500 total2 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

First flight of homebuilt it dutch rolled on climbout stalled. Uncontollable rolls. Cause not determined.

As the FAA filed it

FIRST FLIGHT OF HOMEBUILT IT DUTCH ROLLED ON CLIMBOUT STALLED. UNCONTOLLABLE ROLLS. CAUSE NOT DETERMINED.

NTSB investigation

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