# Accident 20060806023079A: Amtr CH701, Owasso, MI, August 6, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2006, 12:00 local time
- Place: Owasso, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9994° N, 84.1425° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9994&lon=-84.1425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N702BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N702BW-2007-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Veltman Robert B CH701 (registry code 05620S5, https://openairdocs.org/model/veltman-robert-b-ch701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH701
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 9 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060806023079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON A SHORT GRASS FIELD. THE LANDING WAS ABORTED AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO "GO-AROUND." ON CLIMB OUT, THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO GAIN ALTITUDE AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID POWER LINES. AIRCRAFT FORCED LANDING INTO CORNFIELD.

## 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 CHI06CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA217), Aug 6, 2006: Veltman CH701 (N702BW), Owosso, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and inadequate compensation for the tailwind condition. Factors included the tailwind and the power lines.

## Other reports on N702BW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20071025824699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071025824699A), Oct 25, 2007: Amtr CH701 (N702BW), Owosso, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot initiated take-off on runway 10 with left and right fuel shut-off valves in the off position. At approximately 30 feet above runway engine quit.…

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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