# Accident 20080221010299A: Amtr RV9A, Princeton/Rock, NJ, February 21, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2008, 11:15 local time
- Place: Princeton/Rock, NJ
- Airport: Princeton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3992° N, 74.6589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3992&lon=-74.6589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N159AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N159AS-2017-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christer Allan G VANS RV9-A (registry code 05623KZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/christer-allan-g-vans-rv9-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV9A
- Reported engine: AMTR SUBARU*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 59 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080221010299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, BEGAN HIS CLIMB AND AT ABOUT 50 FEET THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. HE COMMENCED A LEFT HAND TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT OVER A WOODED SECTION. AFTER INITIATING A 180 DEGREE TURN, HE STRUCK THE TOP OF A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING WHICH SPUN HIM AROUND AND INTO OTHER TREES, ULTIMATELY STRIKING A LARGE TREE WITH HIS INBOARD LEFT HAND WING ROOT AT GROUND LEVEL.

## 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 NYC08LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA107), Feb 21, 2008: Christer Vans RV9-A (N159AS), Princeton, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the pilot/owner's improper installation of a new ignition/fuel control system for the engine. Contributing was the unsuitable terrain for a 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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