# Accident 20070730014689A: Amtr KISTR1, Willow Springs, MO, July 30, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2007, 19:30 local time
- Place: Willow Springs, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9897° N, 91.9542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9897&lon=-91.9542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N232AN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N232AN-2008-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Netz Alan A KIS TR1 (registry code 05606MI, https://openairdocs.org/model/netz-alan-a-kis-tr1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KISTR1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070730014689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED WILLOW SPRINGS AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 7:15 CDT FOR A SHORT LOCAL FLIGHT. ON CLIMB OUT, PILOT REPORTED NEEDING MORE THAN NORMAL RIGHT AILERON (SIC) TO KEEP THE WINGS LEVEL. HE ATTEMPTED A SLOW RIGHT TURN AND THE AIRCRAFT RESPONDED BUT WITH WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A BIT MORE RIGHT AILERON THAN NORMAL. HE THEN INITIATED A LEFT TURN AND THE AIRCRAFT BANKED SHARPLY LEFT. WHEN HE TRIED TO SLOW THE BANK, HE SAID HE FELT SOMETHING LET GO--MAYBE HEARD A POP. HE SAID HE THOUGHT THAT MAYBE AN AILERON LET GO. HE SAID HE PUT IN HEAVY RIGHT RUDDER AND FROM THERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF CONTROL. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A REMOTE, HEAVILY WOODED AREA.

## 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 CHI07CA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA229), Jul 31, 2007: Netz KIS TR2 (N232AN), Willow Springs, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: The improper installation of the aileron control pushrod which led to a separation of the pushrod and subsequent loss of aircraft control. A factor was the pilot not being able to control the…

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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