# Accident 20020613023439A: Amtr PIETENPOLAIR, Bainbridge, GA, June 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2002, 19:00 local time
- Place: Bainbridge, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9997° N, 84.5061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9997&lon=-84.5061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7224X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7224X-2002-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harrison Larry D PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER (registry code 05605DB, https://openairdocs.org/model/harrison-larry-d-pietenpol-air-camper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PIETENPOLAIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020613023439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT STATEMENT HE TOOK A NEIGHBOR ON AN AERIAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED, HE HEADED EAST AND CLIMBED NORMALLY, UP TO ABOUT 300 FEET IN A LIGHT WIND. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE NOTICED PASSENGER MOVEMENT TO LOOK BACKWARD AND SIMULTANEOUSLY THE AIRCRAFT THROTTLE CAME TO IDLE. THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO HIS MANIPULATION OF THE HANDLE. THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER, AIRSPEED AND IMPACTED THE TREES.

## 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 MIA02LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA110), Jun 13, 2002: Harrison Pietenpol Air Camper (N7224X), Bainbridge, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of power due to the passenger's inadvertent deactivation and restricting the movement of the throttle, which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent impact with trees.

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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