# Accident 19980411006489A: Amtr FIRESTARI, Dallas, GA, April 11, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1998, 16:45 local time
- Place: Dallas, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9156° N, 84.8416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9156&lon=-84.8416&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FIRESTARI
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,013 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980411006489A

## Narrative

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

(.19) HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL SETTLED INTO TREES. NO REGISTRATION OR AIRWORTHINESS. PILO NOT MEDICAL.  NOT RATED.                                    (.4)WHILE TURNING FROM BASE LEG TO FINAL LEG ON APPROACH TO LANDING AT A GRASS STRIP THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED WIND GUSTS. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND THE PILOT COULD NOT STOP THE DESCENT PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDING WITH TREES. THE HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT WAS NOT REGISTERED WITH THE FAA AND THE PILOT DID NOT HOLD ANY FAA PILOT OR MEDICAL CERTIFICATES.                         (-23)MIA98LA129

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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