# Accident 20230424004069A: Kolb FIRESTAR II, Enumclaw, WA, April 24, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2023, 19:14 local time
- Place: Enumclaw, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2022° N, 121.9890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Enumclaw, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2022&lon=-121.9890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N454K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N454K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Morgan John B KOLB FIRESTAR II (registry code 056247T, https://openairdocs.org/model/morgan-john-b-kolb-firestar-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503ULDCDI (registry code 55568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503uldcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KOLB FIRESTAR II
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230424004069A

## Narrative

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

OPERATOR OF AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING HIGH-SPEED AND SLOW TAXI OPERATIONS AND HAD NO INTENTIONS OF BECOMING AIRBORNE.  DURING HIGH-SPEED TAXI, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SURGED AND THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBOURNE.  THE OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT STATED THE ENGINE RPM'S BEGAN TO DROP MOMENTS AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE.  THE OPERATOR BANKED TO THE RIGHT TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT (APPROX 1/2 MILE AWAY) BUT TIP STALLED THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE EARTH.

## 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

## Other reports on N454K (1)

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

- [Incident 20090815015739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090815015739I), Aug 15, 2009: Amtr FIRESTARII (N454K), Kapolei, HI, Minor damage. (-23) Owner plans to replace all clevis pins with standard "nas" or "an" hardware (bolts nuts & cotter pins) on wing & complete an SDR report.

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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