20030225003209A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr KISTR1 · Puyallup, WA · February 25, 2003

Date
February 25, 2003 · 15:35 local
Place
Puyallup, WA
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N23KS
Reported as
Amtr KISTR1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Student

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Witnesses at the departure airport stated that pilot had significant difficulty starting the aircraft immediately prior to the accident flight. After takeoff, multiple witnesses reported hearing the engine lose power, and subsequently observed the aircraft spiral, or spin towards the ground after attempting a turn back towards the departure airport.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WITNESSES AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT STATED THAT PILOT HAD SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTY STARTING THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT. AFTER TAKEOFF, MULTIPLE WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING THE ENGINE LOSE POWER, AND SUBSEQUENTLY OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT SPIRAL, OR SPIN TOWARDS THE GROUND AFTER ATTEMPTING A TURN BACK TOWARDS THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT.

Other reports on N23KS · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.