# Accident 20050416006599A: FLIGHTSTARSP, Middleboro, MA, April 16, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2005, 18:15 local time
- Place: Middleboro, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8667° N, 71.0833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8667&lon=-71.0833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125KM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N125KM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brennan Michael A FLIGHTSTAR-SPYDER (registry code 056177Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/brennan-michael-a-flightstar-spyder) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHTSTARSP
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050416006599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE PILOT'S SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WAS IN THE AIR FOR 45 MINUTES AND WAS RETURNING TO FISHER FIELD IN MIDDLEBORO, MA. AT 900 FEET, THE ENGINE STOPPED AND HE CONCENTRATED ON LANDING IN A FIELD. THE FIELD HAD ROCKS AND A TREE LINE ON THE FAR END. HE CAME OVER THE TREES SOMEWHAT STEEPER THAN HE WOULD HAVE LIKED AND VEERED TOWARD THE RIGHT TO AVOID OBJECTS. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET AND CAME TO REST INTO A METAL FENCE AT THE TREE LINE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HIS SEATBELT HELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC05LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA071), Apr 16, 2005: Brennan Flightstar (N125KM), Middleboro, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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