# Accident 20031027028009A: Amtr BARNETTJ4B, Prineville, OR, October 27, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2003, 14:37 local time
- Place: Prineville, OR
- Airport: Prineville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2869° N, 120.9053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2869&lon=-120.9053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9565A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9565A-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Garnett-Robert BARNETT J4B (registry code 1302742, https://openairdocs.org/model/garnett-robert-barnett-j4b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BARNETTJ4B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031027028009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT DOWN THE RUNWAY IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THE ROTOR RPM REQUIRED FOR FLIGHT THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF. AS THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF, THE NOSE PITCHED UP ABRUPTLY AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED RAPIDLY TO THE RIGHT. THE ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE SURFACE AND SUBSEQUENTLY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT ALONG WITH THE ROTOR MAST ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET, THEN LANDED ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHICH FAILED ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO COME TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE PROPELLER THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND AND ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES WERE SHATTERED. THE COCKPIT AREA REMAINED INTACT AND UNDAMAGED. THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST ATTEMPT TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT, HE HAS NO EXPERIENCE, NO PILOT CERTIFICATE AND NO AIRMAN MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PROPERLY REGISTERED AND THE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WAS NOT VALID. THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT PRODUCE ANY MAINTENANCE RECORDS, AND DOES NOT KNOW HOW MANY FLIGHT HOURS ARE ON THE 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 SEA04LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA012), Oct 27, 2003: Garnett-Robert Barnett J4B (N9565A), Prineville, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall during the initial takeoff climb. A factor was the lack of pilot certification.

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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