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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr TALON XP · Smiths, AL · March 12, 2006

Date: March 12, 2006 · 17:05 local
Place: Smiths, AL
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N97GE
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL06LA051
Reported as: Amtr Talonxp
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
Fatal injuries: 0

N97GERegistration cancelled Sep 21, 2012 · Eakle R Grandin JR TALON XPS/N 96XP582GA4 · Built 1996 Airframe modelEakle R Grandin JR TALON XP Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted was taking off from runway 23 at jones airfield, smithstation, Alabama when he lost power and collided with the ground. The pilot received serious injuries and the aircraft received substantial damage. The ballistic parachute was found deployed at the accident site.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ WAS TAKING OFF FROM RUNWAY 23 AT JONES AIRFIELD, SMITHSTATION, ALABAMA WHEN HE LOST POWER AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE BALLISTIC PARACHUTE WAS FOUND DEPLOYED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

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 ATL06LA051Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAuburn, ALThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor was the improper maintenance inspection of the engine fuel lines resulting in loss of engine power due to a loose fuel line and subsequent fuel starvation.Mar 12, 2006 · Substantial damage