# Accident 20070618012109A: Amtr HAWKARROW, Southern Pines, NC, June 18, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2007, 20:20 local time
- Place: Southern Pines, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2397° N, 79.3964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2397&lon=-79.3964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4022P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4022P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harpster R E/Harpster D S HAWK ARROW TANDEM (registry code 056108M, https://openairdocs.org/model/harpster-r-e-harpster-d-s-hawk-arrow-tandem) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HAWKARROW
- Reported engine: HIRTH 2706*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 211 total, 200 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070618012109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 18, 2007, APPROXIMATELY 2020 EDT, A HAWK ARROW TANDEM REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN FLIGHT APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES FROM MOORE COUNTY AIRPORT IN SOUTHERN PINES, NC AT 1200 FEET WHEN PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER. PILOT INDICATED HE RESTARTED ENGINE TWICE. PILOT INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE RAN FOR 45 SECONDS AND QUIT A SECOND TIME.

## 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 CHI07LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA205), Jun 19, 2007: Harpster Hawk Aero Tandem (N4022P), Southern Pines, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise due to the piston seizure for undetermined reasons and the unsuitable terrain the pilot encountered during the forced landing. A factor was the rising terrain…

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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