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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Amtr TWINSTAR · Bastrop, LA · June 13, 2002

Date: June 13, 2002 · 20:15 local
Place: Bastrop, LA
Airport: Morehouse Memorial Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N711FS
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW02LA180
Reported as: Amtr Twinstar
Fatal injuries: 0

N711FSRegistration cancelled Aug 3, 2005 · Slater Frennace E TWINSTARS/N TS-103 · Built 1995 Airframe modelSlater Frennace E TWINSTAR Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot has no recollection of the flight due to sustained head injuries from the accident and the passenger reported an uneventful flight until he heard the aircraft engine going to full power as the aircraft descended into the trees one half mile west of the airport. A witness on the ground, at the airport, reported to have only heard the aircraft approaching for landing. The witness reported hearing the engine go to full power followed by the main rotor blades impacting the trees then hearing the engine coming to a sudden stop. The airport manager and a responding sheriff deputy reported a heavy thunderstorm within five miles to the north of the airport at the time of the accident. The pilot was not qualified in the category and class of aircraft at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT HAS NO RECOLLECTION OF THE FLIGHT DUE TO SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT AND THE PASSENGER REPORTED AN UNEVENTFUL FLIGHT UNTIL HE HEARD THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE GOING TO FULL POWER AS THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO THE TREES ONE HALF MILE WEST OF THE AIRPORT. A WITNESS ON THE GROUND, AT THE AIRPORT, REPORTED TO HAVE ONLY HEARD THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHING FOR LANDING. THE WITNESS REPORTED HEARING THE ENGINE GO TO FULL POWER FOLLOWED BY THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES IMPACTING THE TREES THEN HEARING THE ENGINE COMING TO A SUDDEN STOP. THE AIRPORT MANAGER AND A RESPONDING SHERIFF DEPUTY REPORTED A HEAVY THUNDERSTORM WITHIN FIVE MILES TO THE NORTH OF THE AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS NOT QUALIFIED IN THE CATEGORY AND CLASS OF AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

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 FTW02LA180Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBastrop, LAthe pilot's failure to maintain altitude for an undetermined reason, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.Jun 14, 2002 · Destroyed