# Accident 20090107000489A: Inman KOLBMKIII, Coal Hill, AR, January 7, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 2009, 13:00 local time
- Place: Coal Hill, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4897° N, 93.8390° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4897&lon=-93.8390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N313JD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N313JD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Inman J D KOLB MARK III (registry code 05602PW, https://openairdocs.org/model/inman-j-d-kolb-mark-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: INMAN KOLBMKIII
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 101 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090107000489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 01/07/2009 1300 HRS.  AIRPLANE N313JD, MAKE:INMAN J.D. MODEL:KOLB MARK III, AMATURE BUILT, EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, N35 60.35 W93 69, 46 ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP AIRFIELD.  THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED THE TAKEOFF WITH NO PASSENGERS, VFR CLEAR WEATHER, WIND GUSTING 5 MPH OUT OF SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH.  HE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH RUNWAY.  THE PLANE ENGINE DIED AT 15 FEET IN THE AIR.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ROLLED OUT AND EXPERIENCED A VEER TO THE LEFT HITTING A DITCH.  WITNESS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO THE OZARK HOSPITAL.  THE PILOT SUFFERED MAJOR INJURY TO BACK AND NECK WHILE THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN09LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA134), Jan 7, 2009: Inman J D Kolb Mark III (N313JD), Ozark, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel contamination. Contributing to the accident was the pilot maintaining a high angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall when 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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