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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Americ STOL AIRCRAFT · Kalamazoo, MI · March 4, 2006

Date: March 4, 2006 · 14:23 local
Place: Kalamazoo, MI
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N46365
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI06CA091
Reported as: Americ Stolaircraft
Reported engine: LOMPRA M332B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,133 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N46365Registration cancelled Sep 17, 2008 · Balkema John STOL AIRCRAFTS/N 006 Airframe modelBalkema John STOL AIRCRAFT

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Shortly after taking off from private owned landing strip in Kalamazoo, Michigan the pilot said he lost engine power and made an emergency landing in a soy bean field. Pilot indicated he landed hard breaking main landing gear off aircraft. The pilot egressed aircraft safely, however the aircraft caught fire and was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OFF FROM PRIVATE OWNED LANDING STRIP IN KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN THE PILOT SAID HE LOST ENGINE POWER AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SOY BEAN FIELD. PILOT INDICATED HE LANDED HARD BREAKING MAIN LANDING GEAR OFF AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT EGRESSED AIRCRAFT SAFELY, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI06CA091Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportScotts, MIThe in-flight loss of engine power on downwind for undetermined reasons and the post-impact ground fire that burned the airplane while it was standing.Mar 4, 2006 · Destroyed