# Accident 20080506842589A: Amtr FIRESTARII, Concord, NC, May 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2008, 11:45 local time
- Place: Concord, NC
- Airport: Buffalo Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Holding IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4222° N, 80.6206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4222&lon=-80.6206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40737, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40737-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shaffstall James W KOLB FIRESTAR II (registry code 05625Z1, https://openairdocs.org/model/shaffstall-james-w-kolb-firestar-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FIRESTARII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 120 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080506842589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THE DAY OF THE CRASH AFTER A SUCCESSFUL SECOND TAKEOFF THE PILOT PLANNED A DOWNWIND DEPARTURE FROM BUFFALO CREEK AIRPORT.  THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND THE PILOT FAILED IN HIS ATTEMPT TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT CRASHING IN A YARD LESS THEN ONE HALF MILE FROM THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BROKE HIS LEFT WRIST AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

## 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 ANC08LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA063), May 6, 2008: Shaffstall Kolb Firestar II (N40737), Concord, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, which resulted in a forced landing and collision with terrain.

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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