# Accident 20031109035409A: Amtr KOLBMK3, Ashtabula, OH, November 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2003, 10:13 local time
- Place: Ashtabula, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8347° N, 80.8747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8347&lon=-80.8747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N456GW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456GW-2004-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Walters Gary E KOLB MARK III (registry code 05610NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/walters-gary-e-kolb-mark-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KOLBMK3
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 303 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031109035409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS MAKING FINAL APPROACH 500' ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. HE THEN REDUCED THE THROTTLE, THE ENGINE STALLED AND PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES AND ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A BRUSH/WOODED AREA. WHILE LANDING LEFT WING STRUCK A SMALL TREE WHICH SLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT AND TO THE GROUND.

## 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 NYC04LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA029), Nov 9, 2003: Walters Kolb Mark III (N456GW), Ashtabula, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A power loss for undetermined reason(s).

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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