# Accident 20070903021389A: Amtr PULSARXP, Cottonwood, AZ, September 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2007, 18:30 local time
- Place: Cottonwood, AZ
- Airport: Cottonwood
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7300° N, 112.0353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7300&lon=-112.0353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N137GK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N137GK-2011-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kearney Donald J PULSAR XP (registry code 05607GY, https://openairdocs.org/model/kearney-donald-j-pulsar-xp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PULSARXP
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070903021389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DEPARTURE CLIMBOUT FROM THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A RAPID LOSS OF POWER DUE TO AN OIL LEAK. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD, ALIT ON THE RUNWAY OVERRUN AND SLID INTO A DITCH, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 SEA07LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA252), Sep 4, 2007: Kearney Pulsar XP (N137GK), Cottonwood, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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