# Accident 20060312005359A: Amtr TALONXP, Smiths, AL, March 12, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2006, 17:05 local time
- Place: Smiths, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6089° N, 85.4408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6089&lon=-85.4408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97GE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97GE-2012-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eakle R Grandin JR TALON XP (registry code 05604JT, https://openairdocs.org/model/eakle-r-grandin-jr-talon-xp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TALONXP
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060312005359A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL06LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA051), Mar 12, 2006: Eakle R Grandin Jr Talon XP (N97GE), Auburn, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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