# Accident 20040608017419A: Amtr J3KITTEN, Mohawk, TN, June 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2004, 20:20 local time
- Place: Mohawk, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2009° N, 83.0527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mohawk, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2009&lon=-83.0527&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR J3KITTEN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040608017419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO EYEWITNESSES, THE NONCERTIFICATED PILOT WAS DOING HAMMERHEAD STALLS IN AN UNREGISTERED HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT NEAR COOPER AIRFIELD, MOHAWK, TN, WHEN THE UPPER FABRIC SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF BROKEN RIBS IN THE RIGHT WING AND CHOSE TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT IN THE KNOWN UNAIRWORTHY CONDITION. THE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DIP TO THE RIGHT THEN PITCH DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE SHOULDER RESTRAINTS AND THE PILOT IMPACTED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAUSING IMMEDIATE DEATH. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ASSEMBLED WITH NO RIB STITCHING, WHICH LIKELY CAUSED THE FABRIC TO SEPARATE FROM THE RIBS, LEADING TO THE TEAR AND SEPARATION FROM THE WING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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