# Accident 20030719018459A: Start H101, Rock Hill, NY, July 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2003, 17:30 local time
- Place: Rock Hill, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6375° N, 74.5956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6375&lon=-74.5956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999JB-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Start & Flug H101 "SALTO" (registry code 8500101, https://openairdocs.org/model/start-flug-h101-salto) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: START H101
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 242 total, 40 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030719018459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT OBSERVED DESCENDING OVER ROADWAY. LEFT WING OF AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREE BRANCHES BECOMING INVERTED. PILOT DECEASED FROM MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES.

## 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 NYC03FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA162), Jul 19, 2003: Start & Flug H101 (N999JB), Rock Hill, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for landing.

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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