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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Flightstar · Nampa, ID · June 19, 2007

Date: June 19, 2007
Place: Nampa, ID
Airport: Nampa Municipal
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8003U
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA07LA173
Reported as: Amtr Flightstar
Reported engine: HIRTH F23
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 752 total752 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N8003URegistered now · Halsted Gordon N FLIGHTSTAR PIONEERS/N 519 · Built 1983 Airframe modelHalsted Gordon N FLIGHTSTAR PIONEER Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) On a local flight from the Nampa airport at app 2130 pilot stated he reduce power from 4600 RPM to 3200 RPM and the engine just stopped running. He then made an emergency landing in a field 6 miles south of the Nampa airport hitting a ditch on touchdown. Damage to the aircraft was substantial and aircraft flipped over on its top.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON A LOCAL FLIGHT FROM THE NAMPA AIRPORT AT APP 2130 PILOT STATED HE REDUCE POWER FROM 4600 RPM TO 3200 RPM AND THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED RUNNING. HE THEN MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD 6 MILES SOUTH OF THE NAMPA AIRPORT HITTING A DITCH ON TOUCHDOWN. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS TOP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA07LA173Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNampa, IDThe failure (fracture) of the crankshaft of the non-certificated two-cycle engine during cruise flight. Factors include a ditch running through the field in which the pilot executed his engine-out forced landing.Jun 19, 2007 · Substantial damage