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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Zmax · Huntsville, AL · May 31, 2002

Date: May 31, 2002 · 12:43 local
Place: Huntsville, AL
Airport: Moontown Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N1995Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL02LA115
Reported as: Amtr Zmax
Fatal injuries: 0

N1995ZRegistration cancelled Jun 17, 2005 · Fitzgerald Frank TEAM Z MAXS/N 526 · Built 1995 Airframe modelFitzgerald Frank TEAM Z MAX Engine modelZenoah ALL MDLS A/B2 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) After completion of at least one touch and go, the aircraft climbed out to the east. The aircraft appeared to stall and was recovered, then it appeared to stall again and impacted the ground behind the tree line in a field east of Moontown Airport, 3M5.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER COMPLETION OF AT LEAST ONE TOUCH AND GO, THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED OUT TO THE EAST. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO STALL AND WAS RECOVERED, THEN IT APPEARED TO STALL AGAIN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND BEHIND THE TREE LINE IN A FIELD EAST OF MOONTOWN AIRPORT, 3M5.

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 ATL02LA115Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHuntsville, ALThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a take off climb resulting in a loss of control (inadvertent stall) and the subsequent in-flight collision with terrain. A factor was the lack of total experience in type of aircraft.May 31, 2002 · Substantial damage