# Accident 20030420009509A: Amtr STARSTILETTO, Belton, MO, April 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: Belton, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7006° N, 94.4736° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7006&lon=-94.4736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42KY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42KY-2017-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yadon Kenneth E STARFLIGHT STILETTO (registry code 05613TW, https://openairdocs.org/model/yadon-kenneth-e-starflight-stiletto) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STARSTILETTO
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 222 total, 15 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030420009509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A FLIGHT TO DROP EASTER EGGS ATTACHED TO SMALL PARACHUTES, THE PIC INADVERTENTLY TOGGLED THE "KILL" SWITCH THAT STOPPED THE ENGINE. HE WAS UNABLE TO EFFECT A RE-START, AND STEERED THE AIRPLANE TOWARD AN OPEN FIELD. HOWEVER, STRONG WINDS PREVENTED SUFFICIENT FORWARD PROGRESS, AND THE AIRPLANE BECAME ENTANGLED IN A TREE-LINE. THE PIC EGRESSED ONTO A LIMB TO AWAIT RESCUE PERSONNEL WHILE THE AIRPLANE REMAINED IN A TREE. POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION ON 05/05/03 REVEALED TORN FABRIC, DEFORMED WING SPAR, DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, AND FIBERGLASS CRACKS IN THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 CHI03LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA120), Apr 20, 2003: Yadon Starflight Stiletto (N42KY), Peculiar, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent shutdown of the engine. Contributing factors were unsuitable terrain and 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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