# Accident 20070318010989A: Amtr HORNET, Talbot County, GA, March 18, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2007, 14:00 local time
- Place: Talbot County, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7367° N, 84.5925° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7367&lon=-84.5925&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7XS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7XS-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Walters James A HORNET (registry code 05603M8, https://openairdocs.org/model/walters-james-a-hornet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HORNET
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 3 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070318010989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN FIELD STRIKING THE LEFT WING FIRST AND CARTWHEELED. THE ENGINE DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN RUNNING. NTSB AND ROTAX ARE PLANNING A TEARDOWN. BALLISTIC PARACHUTE ON THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT USED.

## 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 ATL07LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA054), Mar 18, 2007: James Walter Hornet (N7XS), Talbotton, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the right main fuel line, resulting in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power.

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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