# Accident 20030710018099A: Amtr STOL701, Aurora, CO, July 10, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2003, 12:00 local time
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Airport: Aurora Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6833° N, 104.5350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6833&lon=-104.5350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20584, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20584-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davis Guy ZENAIR STOL 701 (registry code 05624FK, https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-guy-zenair-stol-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STOL701
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,560 total, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030710018099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT COMPLETED NORMAL TAKE OFF, BEGAN A CROSSWIND TURN, AIRCRAFT PASSED THROUGH GROUND EFFECT AND STARTED TO DESCEND, DUE TO OBSTACLES ON GROUND ELECTED TO LAND IN FIELD. PILOT UNABLE TO LAND WITH FURROWS, HAD TO LAND 45 DEGREES TO FURROWS, NORMAL LANDING UNTIL NOSE TOUCHED DOWN. NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. TOTAL OF 47 FEET FROM LANDING TO AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DEN03LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA129), Jul 10, 2003: Davis Zenair Stol 701 (N20584), Aurora, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed and establish a climb resulting in a stall/mush and collision with the ground. Contributing factors were his premature turn onto the downwind leg, and…

## Other reports on N20584 (1)

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

- [Incident 19960309006329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960309006329I), Mar 9, 1996: Amtr STOL701 (N20584), Watkins, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft departed snow flake airport for local flight. During climb out, engine lost power (did not stop). Pilot landed aircraft in plowed field,…

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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