# Carpenter Kenton P KOLB TWINSTAR III

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05618DJ
- Manufacturer (registry): CARPENTER KENTON P
- Model: KOLB TWINSTAR III
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/carpenter-kenton-p-kolb-twinstar-iii

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## Registered aircraft

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## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CEN18FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA267), Jul 15, 2018: Kolb Twinstar (N3135J), La Porte, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a visual approach for landing, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall at an…
- [NTSB WPR11LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA371), Aug 2, 2011: Carpenter Kolb Twinstar III (N3135J), Republic, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 20180715011269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180715011269A), Jul 15, 2018: Carpenter Kenton P KOLB TWINSTAR III (N3135J), La Porte, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Eyewitness accounts: aircraft was observed leaving La Porte Airport and making a left turn back toward the airport. The aircraft was estimated to be at 300…
- [Accident 20110802015379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110802015379A), Aug 2, 2011: Carpenter Kenton P KOLB TWINSTAR III (N3135J), Republic, WA, Substantial damage. During landing roll the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft. The aircraft ground looped and moved to the left side of the runway where the left main…

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