# Accident 20011030032049A: Amtr TITANTORNADO, Newwindsor, MD, October 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2001, 16:37 local time
- Place: Newwindsor, MD
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5400° N, 77.1002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5400&lon=-77.1002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N996T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N996T-2010-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Norton J R/Cloeren J M TITAN TORNADO II (registry code 05603TZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/norton-j-r-cloeren-j-m-titan-tornado-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TITANTORNADO
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011030032049A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC02LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA019), Oct 30, 2001: Norton/Cloeren Titan Tornado II (N996T), New Windsor, MD, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Loss of power for an undetermined reason.

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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