# Accident 20020122001789A: Amtr CHOCTAW, Danville, KY, January 22, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2002, 15:00 local time
- Place: Danville, KY
- Airport: Stuart Powell Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6394° N, 84.7692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6394&lon=-84.7692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97CS-2007-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stiles Casey C CHOCTAW (registry code 05628QW, https://openairdocs.org/model/stiles-casey-c-choctaw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHOCTAW
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020122001789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JAN 22, 2002, AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED INVOLVING N97CS, AN AMATEUR BUILT ROTORCRAFT (CHOCTAW) MMS 05628QW. THE SINGLE OCCUPANT/PILOT, CASEY STILES, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 440702750 WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE VMC. THE PILOT HAS RECEIVED A WEATHER FROM FSS. THE FLIGHT WAS FOR PERSONAL PLEASURE. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. ACCORDING TO AN ON THE SCENE WITNESS FROM OFF DUTY KY STATE POLICEMAN, ^PRIVACY DATA^ REPORTED THAT HE OBSERVED A YELLOW GYROCOPTER TAKEOFF FROM THE DANVILLE KY AIRPORT, DVK.^PRIVACY D^ INDICATED THAT HE OBSERVED GRAY SMOKE TRAILING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THEN THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HEAD BACK TO THE AIRPORT. TROOPER ^PRIVA^ INDICATED THAT THE SMOKE APPEARED TO CLEAR AT WHICH TIME HE WENT ON ABOUT HIS BUSINESS. TROOPER ^PRIVA^ LEARNED LATER THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME AS HIS OBSERVATION.

## 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 NYC02LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA049), Jan 22, 2002: Stiles Choctaw (N97CS), Danville, KY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of a connecting rod bearing, which resulted in a loss of engine power during climb.

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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