# Accident 20050615013609A: Amtr CH701, Redford, MI, June 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2005, 09:00 local time
- Place: Redford, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3897° N, 83.2908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3897&lon=-83.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N613DT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH701
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 2 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050615013609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) IN CRUISE, ONE HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT, ALL 3 PROPELLER BLADES DEPARTED THE PROPELLER HUB. THE VIBRATION CAUSED THE CARBURETORS TO SHAKE LOOSE FROM THE RUBBER COUPLERS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO QUIT. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE.

## 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 CHI05LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA143), Jun 15, 2005: Thomas Zenith CH701 (N613DT), Redford, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine thrust was the result of the propeller blades overstress separation from the propeller hub for an undetermined reason. An additional cause was the unsuitable terrain…

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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