# Accident 20030611027639A: Amtr CHINOOKPLUS2, Robertsdale, AL, June 11, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2003, 19:45 local time
- Place: Robertsdale, AL
- Airport: Elsanor Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5447° N, 87.5594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELSANOR (1AL4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5447&lon=-87.5594&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHINOOKPLUS2
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030611027639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 11, 2003, 1945 CST, A CHINOOK PLUS II ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE, S/N CP202141 (A13-SWB) DEPARTED FROM A SMALL GRASS STRIP LOCATED IN ELSANOR, ALABAMA. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF, THE ULTRALIGHT CRASHED INTO THE TOP OF PINE TREES SEPARATING THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING ON IMPACT WITH CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN. THIS CAUSED FATALITIES TO BOTH NON-CERTIFICATED PILOTS OPERATING THE VEHICLE. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLED THE FIELD BEFORE DOING A TIGHT CIRCLE AND APPEARED TO HAVE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND TRYING TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR, THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE. POST CONTROL SURFACE CONTINUITY CHECK REVEALED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY WITH NO RESTRICTIONS. AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS WERE IN SATISFACTORY CONDITION. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE ROTATED FREELY AND COMPRESSION WAS PRESENT, THE IGNITION SYSTEM CHECKED OKAY, GAS LOOKED CLEAN, AND CARBURETOR HAD FUEL. AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE AN EXEMPTION TO OPERATE AS A TWO PLACE ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE. ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE WAS NOT DECLARED AN AIRCRAFT UNTIL INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EXEMPTION FOR VEHICLE. NTSB PRELIMINARY REPORT WAS RECEIVED ON 10/21/2003, SEE ATTACHMENT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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