# Accident 20010623020289A: Amtr 2, Flint, MI, June 23, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2001, 18:03 local time
- Place: Flint, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1092° N, 83.6900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1092&lon=-83.6900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N789MK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010623020289A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JUNE 23, 2001, AT 1803 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A KAINES KITFOX 2, N789MK, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT STRUCK A TREE AND TERRAIN AFTER TAKING OFF FROM A PRIVATELY-OWNED AIRSTRIP. DURING THE TAKEOFF AND INITIAL CLIMB, THE PILOT REPORTED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE ALL RIGHT. HE SAID HE BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE POWER WAS DIMINISHING AS HE GOT FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY. HE SAID THAT HE WAS BEYOND THE POINT WHERE HE COULD SAFELY ABORT. HE GOT ABOUT 30 FEET INTO THE AIR AND REALIZED THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT GOING TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT. THE PILOT SAID HE DECIDED TO PUT THE AIRPLANE DOWN IN A NEARBY PASTURE. DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT, THE AIRPLANE'S WING STRUCK A TREE AND THEN THE GROUND. THE PILOT SAID THAT BOTH OF THE AIRPLANE'S WINGS WERE BENT AFT, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE BROKEN AFT, AND ONE PROPELLER BLADE WAS  BROKEN OFF. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE WAS RETAINED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. (-23) ON TAKE-OFF FROM A GRASS STRIP AT 5450 KELLY ROAD (MT. MORRIS TWP.), FLINT, MI 48504, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER 30 FT. OFF OF THE GROUND. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN WITHOUT DEVELOPING POWER. MR. CLARK LANDED THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT AHEAD IN A PASTURE (THAT BORDERED HIS PROPERTY) AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                         THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE AND SPUN THE AIRCRAFT, COLLAPSING THE GEAR AND DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING. THE WING SPARS WERE BROKEN. MR. CLARK EMERGED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. HE PLANS TO REBUILD THE AIRCRAFT WITHING THE NEXT 2 YEARS, AND THE ENGINE REBUILD WILL BE THE LAST THING ACCOMPLISHED.

## 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 CHI01LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA185), Jun 23, 2001: Kaines Kitfox 2 (N789MK), Mt. Morris, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of partial engine power during takeoff for undetermined reasons. A factor relating to this accident was the tree.

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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