# Accident 20090723017719A: Amtr FLIGHTSTARII, Malta, IL, July 23, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2009, 19:00 local time
- Place: Malta, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9291° N, 88.8599° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9291&lon=-88.8599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5008E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5008E-2013-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Crisman Harry FLIGHTSTAR IISC (registry code 05901UK, https://openairdocs.org/model/crisman-harry-flightstar-iisc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Hirth 2704 (registry code 33704, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-2704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FLIGHTSTARII
- Reported engine: HIRTH 2704V28C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA494](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA494) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090723017719A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 23, 2009 AT 1900 GMT WITH VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AN EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, A CRISMAN HARRY, MODEL FLIGHTSTAR II, N5008E, REGISTERED TO MARLIN ANDERSON WAS ON A FAR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.  DURING THE TAKEOFF CLIMB FROM A PRIVATE AIR STRIP NEAR MALTA, IL AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A CORN FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE NOSE AND RIGHT WHEEL ASSEMBLY WERE TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  THE MAIN STRUCTURE BOOM WAS DEFORMED AT THE AREA OF THE WING ATTACH POINTS.  THE RECREATIONAL CERTIFICATED PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURY.  NO FIRE.

## 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 CEN09LA494](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA494), Jul 24, 2009: Crisman Flightstar Iisc (N5008E), Malta, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the separation of the flywheel, resulting in a high-cycle fatigue fracture of the crankshaft following takeoff, which resulted in a forced landing on an agricultural…

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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