# Accident 20210718012879A: Kolb KOLB FIRESTAR KXP, Wisconsin Rapid, WI, July 18, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2021, 19:50 local time
- Place: Wisconsin Rapid, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 44.3929° N, 89.8267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wisconsin Rapids, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3929&lon=-89.8267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4406K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4406K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kolb KOLB FIRESTAR KXP (registry code 05904PY, https://openairdocs.org/model/kolb-kolb-firestar-kxp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KOLB KOLB FIRESTAR KXP
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210718012879A

## Narrative

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

N4406K, KOLB FIRESTAR ULTRALIGHT, EXPERIENCED ENGINEPROBLEMS AND LOST POWER. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELDAPPROXIMATELY 1.5 WEST OF WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (ISW) RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THEFUSELAGE AND WINGTIPS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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