# Accident 20100306028609A: Belcher Wil FIRESTAR, West Blocton, AL, March 6, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2010, 17:45 local time
- Place: West Blocton, AL
- Airport: Cunningham Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6919° N, 86.2589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6919&lon=-86.2589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43341, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43341-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Belcher William B II FIRESTAR (registry code 05904QU, https://openairdocs.org/model/belcher-william-b-ii-firestar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELCHER WIL FIRESTAR
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 103 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100306028609A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM CUNNINGHAM FIELD (PRIVATE) PILOT EXPERENCED LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL CAUSED BY A BROKEN TAIL WHEEL STINGER TUBE AND LOWER RUDDER HINGE, PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING, BUT LANDED IN TREES PARALLEL TO RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT RECIEVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES.

## 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 ERA10LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA166), Mar 6, 2010: Belcher William B II Firestar (N43341), Wetumpka, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s in-flight loss of control as a result of previous damage to the airplane from an undetermined event.

## Other reports on N43341 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20110206003359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110206003359A), Feb 6, 2011: Belcher Wil FIRESTAR II (N43341), West Blocton, AL, Destroyed. Pilot ([privacy data omitted]) made a low pass at a minimal airspeed over Cunningham Airfield (private) runway southbound (225 degrees). He entered an abrupt…

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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