# Accident 20070706014929A: Amtr CH601HDS, Jamestown, OH, July 6, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2007, 12:15 local time
- Place: Jamestown, OH
- Airport: Bloom
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6333° N, 83.7606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6333&lon=-83.7606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43207, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43207-2008-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hesler Terry L ZODIAC CH 601 HDS (registry code 056052U, https://openairdocs.org/model/hesler-terry-l-zodiac-ch-601-hds) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH601HDS
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912UL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,900 total, 85 in this make and model, 171 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070706014929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT INITIATED THE TAKE0OFF ON RUNWAY 24, A 1220 FT. GRASS RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF APPROX. 5/8 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY & ROSE TO APPROX. 10 FT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER & THEN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK DOWN ON THE GROUND. THE PILOT CHECKED THE MAG. SWITCH & FUEL VALVE FOR THEIR PROPER POSITIONS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RESUMED NORMAL POWER SO HE CONTINUED THE TAKE-OFF ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AGAIN, ROSE TO ABOUT 10 FT. WHEN THE ENGINE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SETTLE BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAW THAT THE END OF THE RUNWAY WAS FAST APPROACHING. A TEN FOOT DEEP DRAINAGE DITCH WAS AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT TRIED TO CLEAR THE DRAINAGE DITCH, BUT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED & TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 5 FEET IN FRONT OF THE DRAINAGE DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE FAR SIDE OF THE DRAINAGE DITCH, WHEREIN THE FUEL TANK WAS RUPTURED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE. THE PILOT & PASSENGER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR BURNS, CUTS & BRUISES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOSTLY CONSUMED BY THE FIRE BEFORE FIRE PERSONNEL ARRIVED.

## 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 CHI07LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA199), Jul 6, 2007: Hesler Zodiac CH 601 HDS (N43207), Jamestown, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during takeoff for undetermined reasons, the pilot not performing an aborted takeoff at the initial recognition of a loss of engine performance, and the stall/mush the pilot…

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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