# Accident 19970723019559A: Amtr MERLIN, Kensington, NH, July 23, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1997, 08:39 local time
- Place: Kensington, NH
- Airport: Cole Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9270° N, 70.9439° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kensington, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9270&lon=-70.9439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N912AK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N912AK-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kennesson Arnold MERLIN G T (registry code 05604HM, https://openairdocs.org/model/kennesson-arnold-merlin-g-t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MERLIN
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,500 total, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970723019559A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC97LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA152), Jul 23, 1997: Kenneson Merlin GT (N912AK), Kensington, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inability to obtain and/or maintain control of the airplane after takeoff.

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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