# Accident 20000722009219A: Amtr KINGFISHER, Deerwood, MN, July 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2000, 16:16 local time
- Place: Deerwood, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4697° N, 93.8897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4697&lon=-93.8897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41SF-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Floroski ANDERSON KINGFISHER (registry code 9570518, https://openairdocs.org/model/floroski-anderson-kingfisher) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KINGFISHER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000722009219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GOES ON BIRCH LAKE IN HIS HOMEBUILT/EXPERIMENTAL KINGFISHER AIRCRAFT. ON CLIMBOUT FOLLOWING THE SECOND LANDING, THE PILOT FELT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPEED TO CLEAR THE TREES AT THE FAR END OF THE LAKE, AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK TOWARD THE LAKE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TREES AND WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NUMEROUS BROKEN BONES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT REGISTERED AND DID NOT HAVE AN "N" NUMBER.

## 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 CHI00LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA220), Jul 22, 2000: Floroski Anderson Kingfisher (N41SF), Deerwood, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the open carburetor heat air box resulting in a loss of engine power, the diminished climb rate and the altitude/clearance not possible by the pilot. Factors were the trees and the bent carburetor…

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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