# Accident 20060707022199A: Amtr J3KITTEN, Charlotte, VT, July 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2006, 10:45 local time
- Place: Charlotte, VT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2689° N, 73.2506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2689&lon=-73.2506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43432, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chevrier Armand J-3 KITTEN (registry code 059001R, https://openairdocs.org/model/chevrier-armand-j-3-kitten) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503ULDCDI (registry code 55568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503uldcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR J3KITTEN
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503UL
- 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 NYC06LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060707022199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS OPERATING FROM A GRASS STRIP IN CHARLOTTE, VT. AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED DURING CLIMBOUT AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN LEFT WING IMPACTED A TREE AND UNDERSIDE OF FUSELAGE IMPACTED A WOOD RAIL FENCE. THE NOSE THEN IMPACTED GROUND.

## 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 NYC06LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA129), Jul 7, 2006: Chevrier, Armand J-3K (N43432), Charlotte, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A complete loss of engine power on takeoff for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing.

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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