# Accident 19981224033889A: Amtr FIRESTAR, Davenport, FL, December 24, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1998, 10:45 local time
- Place: Davenport, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1600° N, 81.6003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1600&lon=-81.6003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N643FS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N643FS-2001-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dean William N KOLB FIRESTAR 1 (registry code 05606QL, https://openairdocs.org/model/dean-william-n-kolb-firestar-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FIRESTAR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981224033889A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS DEPARTING EAST OT WEST WHEN THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, THE PILOT COULD NOT BANK TO THE LEFT, AND THE ACFT STRUCK A TREE AND SPUN INTO ANOTHER TREE.(.19) ON DECEMBER 24, 1998, AT ABOUT 1045 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A DEAN, KOLB FIRESTAR 1, N643FS, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON CLIMB OUT FROM THE GORE AIRPORT, DAVENPORT, FLORIDA, AND COLLIDED WITH TREES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1 MINUTE BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED HE HAS NOT FLOWN IN ABOUT 3 YEARS, AND THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. HE COMPLETED TWO HIGH SPEED TAXIS UP AND DOWN THE RUNWAY BEFORE DEPARTING FOR TAKEOFF TO THE EAST. ONCE HE BECAME AIRBORNE THE AIRPLANE STARTED VEERING TO THE RIGHT. HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND TERRAIN. THE PILOT STATED EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.                                                                     (-23) PILOT HAD NO FLOWN IN PAST 3 YEARS. PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT SHORLY AFTER TAKEOFF ON AIRCRAFT'S MAIDEN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 MIA99LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA054), Dec 24, 1998: Dean Kolb Firestar 1 (N643FS), Davenport, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to perform weight and balance calculations, resulting in a loss of directional control on initial takeoff climb due to an aft center of gravity flight condition, in flight…

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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