# Accident 20110217001769A: Flaglor Tom KOLB AIRCRA, Stetson, ME, February 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2011, 15:30 local time
- Place: Stetson, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8536° N, 69.0642° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8536&lon=-69.0642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N213, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N213-2011-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flaglor Tom KOLB AIRCRAFT MK III (registry code 056044X, https://openairdocs.org/model/flaglor-tom-kolb-aircraft-mk-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLAGLOR TOM KOLB AIRCRA
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110217001769A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD LAST DEPARTED OLD TOWN, ME. (OLD) AND WAS CRUISING AT 1500 FT IN THE AREA OF STETSON, ME. AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30 LOCAL TIME, HE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE VIBRATION WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF ALL ENGINE POWER. HE MADE AN IMMEDIATE FORCED LANDING INTO THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TREES IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION AND FINALLY CAME TO REST IN 3-4 FEET OF SNOW, HEADING NORTH. THE PILOT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR INJURIES BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. (PROPERTY/TREE DAMAGE WAS NEGLIGIBLE).  ON-SCENE INSPECTION - TAIL BOOM BUCKLED AT FORWARD END, RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE DAMAGED, FORWARD FUSELAGE/CABIN SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB BUCKLED, HOUR METER 171.15, FUEL TANKS INTACT AND SLIGHTLY MORE THAN HALF FULL.CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CHECKED AND NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT FAILURE OR DAMAGE WAS FOUND. THE 3 BLADE COMPOSITE PROP HAD A SIGNIFICANT SECTION MISSING FROM ONE BLADE WITH NO EVIDENCE OF ANY IMPACT DAMAGE ON THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE BLADE, OR THE OTHER 2 BLADES. A VISUAL CHECK OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT BOTH CARBURETORS HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND WERE HANGING LOOSE BY THE FUEL LINES AND CONTROL CABLES.

## 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 ERA11LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA150), Feb 17, 2011: Flaglor Tom Kolb Aircraft MK III (N213), Stetson, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight failure of the No. 1 composite propeller blade due to fatigue, which resulted in a violent vibration, loss of engine power, and a subsequent forced landing to unsuitable 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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