# Accident 20020226014259A: Amtr S51D, Fort Pierce, FL, February 26, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2002, 10:06 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: Treasure Coast Airpark Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4950° N, 80.3681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4950&lon=-80.3681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51KK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51KK-2016-12-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Krejci Jim S-51-D (registry code 05602AW, https://openairdocs.org/model/krejci-jim-s-51-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR S51D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020226014259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESS INDICATES THAT ON INITIAL TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED TO ACCELERATE. A STEEP CLIMB THEN A BANK WAS SEEN AND WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SOUND OF PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER WAS HEARD. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, RECOVERED THEN A SECONDARY STALL PRIOR TO IMPACT AT A TAIL LOW, WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE.

## 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 ATL02LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA055), Feb 26, 2002: Krejci S-51D (N51KK), Port St. Lucie, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering in an attempt to return to landing area (Emergency/ departure airport.) This resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent in-flight…

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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