# Accident 20060922020609A: Amtr TRIQ2, Branson, MO, September 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2006, 09:11 local time
- Place: Branson, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6258° N, 93.2289° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6258&lon=-93.2289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6628K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6628K-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Windler Socoy Steven TRI Q2 (registry code 0561804, https://openairdocs.org/model/windler-socoy-steven-tri-q2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TRIQ2
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060922020609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED IN LEVEL FLIGHT WITH ENGINE NOISE PRESENT. A SHORT TIME LATER, THE AIRCRAFT BANKED TO THE RIGHT, ACCOMPANIED BY A LACK OF ENGINE NOISE, AND WAS OBSERVED TO SPIRAL/SPIN STRAIGHT DOWN UNTIL IT WAS OUT OF SIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NEARLY VERTICAL NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT OR POST-IMPACT FIRE. THE MAIN AND HEADER FUEL TANKS WERE BROKEN UP AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF SPILLED FUEL, OR EVEN AN ODOR OF FUEL, AT THE SITE. NO FUEL WAS PURCHASED FROM THE FACILITY OPERATOR AT POINT LOOKOUT, M. GRAHAM CLARK AIRPORT (PLK). THE MEDICAL EXAMINER REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL ON THE PILOT'S BODY.

## 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 CHI06LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA268), Sep 22, 2006: Windler Tri Q2 (N6628K), Branson, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Fatigue failure, originating in an area of surface corrosion, of the right elevator mid span hinge pin and the subsequent failure of the elevator torque tube. Additional causes are the separation of…

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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