# Accident 20090618011689A: Amtr TITANTORNADO, Chadbourn, NC, June 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2009, 19:07 local time
- Place: Chadbourn, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3031° N, 78.8225° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3031&lon=-78.8225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N259CM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259CM-2017-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitchell Chris TITAN TORNADO II S (registry code 05619JP, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitchell-chris-titan-tornado-ii-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TITANTORNADO
- Reported engine: AMTR JABIRU2200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA356) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090618011689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT TAXIED AIRCRAFT TO END OF RUNWAY AND PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN UP INSPECTION.  ENGINE SOUND SEEMED NORMAL.  AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO TAKEOFF.  AT ABOUT THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER.  THE ENGINE THEN PICKED BACK UP AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO CLIMB.  THERE WAS ANOTHER REDUCTION IN POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED CLIMBING.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN RIGHT AND HEAD BACK TO THE GRASS STRIP.  DURING THE TURN, ONE WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT.  THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN IN FROM ABOUT A 100 FEET.

## 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 ERA09LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA356), Jun 18, 2009: Chris Mitchell Titan Tornado (N259CM), Chadbourn, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during initial climb following a loss of engine power. The reason for the power loss was not determined.

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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