# Accident 20061021024119A: Amtr CH601HD, San Antonio, TX, October 21, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2006, 13:30 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Geronimo Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4697° N, 98.8002° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4697&lon=-98.8002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143DT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143DT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylor David L ZODIAC CH 601 HD (registry code 056191X, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylor-david-l-zodiac-ch-601-hd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH601HD
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061021024119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT DURING CLIMB THE ENGINE FROZE UP. HE LANDED IN AN EMPTY FIELD, WENT THROUGH A FENCE, THEN CAME TO A STOP. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO PERSONS ON THE GROUND, NO NMAC, NO FIRE. M OR D WILL BE SUBMITTED BY MECHANIC.

## 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 DFW07LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA010), Oct 21, 2006: Taylor Zodiac 601 (N143DT), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the 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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