# Accident 20010728038509A: Amtr BARNETTJ4B, Titusville, PA, July 28, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2001, 12:08 local time
- Place: Titusville, PA
- Airport: Titusville Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6061° N, 79.7419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6061&lon=-79.7419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3919C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3919C-2003-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holsclaw Francis E BARNETT J4B (registry code 13027A8, https://openairdocs.org/model/holsclaw-francis-e-barnett-j4b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BARNETTJ4B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010728038509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESS STATED THAT AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 18. AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO CONTINUE TO TURN RIGHT, DESCEND AND HIT THE GROUND. PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 NYC01LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA190), Jul 28, 2001: Holsclaw Barnett J4B (N3919C), Titusville, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control while maneuvering. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in type of gyroplane.

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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