# Accident 20021128035089A: Amtr KOLBMK3, Norfork, AR, November 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2002, 14:46 local time
- Place: Norfork, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1656° N, 92.1450° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1656&lon=-92.1450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4672D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4672D-2003-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shepherd Dallas KOLB MARK III (registry code 05626GN, https://openairdocs.org/model/shepherd-dallas-kolb-mark-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KOLBMK3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021128035089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N4672D, DALLAS SHEPHERD/KOLB MARK III, EXPERIMENTAL, AT 1446 CST, NOV 28, 2002, TOOK OFF FROM A GRASS FIELD IN NORFORK AR. LOST POWER ABOUT ONE HUNDRED FEET ALTITUDE AND CRASHED INTO SOME TREES. 2 PERSONS ABOARD SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS AND SCRAPES, AND WERE SHAKEN UP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 FTW03LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA052), Nov 28, 2002: Shepherd Kolb Mark III (N4672D), Norfork, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel contamination. Contributing to the accident were the 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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