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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Titantornado · Newwindsor, MD · October 30, 2001

Date: October 30, 2001 · 16:37 local
Place: Newwindsor, MD
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N996T
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC02LA019
Reported as: Amtr Titantornado
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N996TRegistration cancelled Mar 30, 2010 · Norton J R/Cloeren J M TITAN TORNADO IIS/N D95912SOHKO174 · Built 1999 Airframe modelNorton J R/Cloeren J M TITAN TORNADO II Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft landed in a field. The right wing contacted brush and possibly a tree which caused the aircraft to yaw to the right. The aircraft stopped when it reached a creek bed. The two occupants were fatally injured. The cockpit was destroyed. Propeller damage indicates the engine was making little or no power at the time of landing. Aircraft logbooks not available. This was an experimental aircraft with a non-type certificated engine. Engine tear down not performed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD. THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED BRUSH AND POSSIBLY A TREE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED WHEN IT REACHED A CREEK BED. THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE COCKPIT WAS DESTROYED. PROPELLER DAMAGE INDICATES THE ENGINE WAS MAKING LITTLE OR NO POWER AT THE TIME OF LANDING. AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS NOT AVAILABLE. THIS WAS AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WITH A NON-TYPE CERTIFICATED ENGINE. ENGINE TEAR DOWN NOT PERFORMED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC02LA019Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportNew Windsor, MDLoss of power for an undetermined reason.Oct 30, 2001 · Destroyed