# Storch Aviation Australia PTY SS-MK4

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05614P8
- Manufacturer (registry): STORCH AVIATION AUSTRALIA PTY
- Model: SS-MK4
- 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/storch-aviation-australia-pty-ss-mk4

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## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## NTSB investigations (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 WPR09LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA269), May 29, 2009: Storch Aviation Australia PTY SS-MK4 (N2898J), Boulder, UT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low altitude maneuvering.

## 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 20090529006349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090529006349A), May 29, 2009: Storch SSMK4 (N2898J), Escalante, UT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Pilot was on a sight seeing flight with a friend and flying below the canyon ridge line. The pilot came to a "y" in the canyon and turned left. The…
- [Incident 20060414007629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060414007629I), Apr 14, 2006: SSMK4 (N2898J), Boulder, UT, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot took off from a dirt road at Boulder, Utah at approximately 11:15 MDT on the day of the incident for a local flight for the purpose of trying…

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