# Accident 19970906025709A: Amtr SKYHOPPER, Jonesboro, AR, September 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1997
- Place: Jonesboro, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8206° N, 90.6809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8206&lon=-90.6809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4186C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4186C-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burgess SKYHOPPER (registry code 05601DY, https://openairdocs.org/model/burgess-skyhopper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SKYHOPPER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970906025709A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, FLIPPED OVER. (-23) BURGESS SKYHOPPER, AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED PRIVATE GRASS STRIP, AIRCRAFT DID NOT DEVELOP FLYING SPEED DUE TO DENSITY ALTITUDE. PILOT FLEW UNDER POWER LINES AND LANDED IN FIELD, AIRCRAFT TIPPED OVER DURING LANDING. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, CANOPY, RUDDER AND ELEVATORS. PILOT INJURED WHEN RELEASED SEAT BELT UP SIDE DOWN AND FELL ON HIS HEAD AND BROKE HIS NECK.

## 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 FTW97LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA341), Sep 6, 1997: Burgess Skyhopper (N4186C), Jonesboro, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain/maintain the aircraft's airspeed. Factors were the high density altitude and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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