# Accident 20060803017249A: Mcwhor SKYSTARVIXEN, Peachtree City, GA, August 3, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2006, 07:55 local time
- Place: Peachtree City, GA
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3891° N, 84.5602° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3891&lon=-84.5602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93TR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93TR-2013-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcwhorter Norris Anthony SKYSTAR VIXEN (registry code 05626CJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcwhorter-norris-anthony-skystar-vixen) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCWHOR SKYSTARVIXEN
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 450 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060803017249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AN APPARENT POWER LOSS TOOK PLACE ON TAKEOFF. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT FOR HIS EMERGENCY LANDING. IN THE PROCESS, HE ALLOWED HIS AIRSPEED TO DETERIORATE AND THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED INTO A SPIN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND ON THE AIRPORT PROPERTY ABEAM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 31.

## 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 ATL06LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA115), Aug 3, 2006: McWhorter Skystar Vixen (N93TR), Peachtree City, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering to reverse his direction following loss of engine power shortly after takeoff resulting in an inadvertent stall and collision with the…

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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