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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr Tornado · Charlton, MA · September 24, 2003

Date
September 24, 2003 · 10:00 local
Place
Charlton, MA
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Amtr Tornado
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
Fatal injuries
0

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) Aircraft experienced engine failure during initial climb. Aircraft crashed into wooded area. Aircraft piloted by uncertificated pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE DURING INITIAL CLIMB. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO WOODED AREA. AIRCRAFT PILOTED BY UNCERTIFICATED PILOT.