- Date
- April 22, 1993, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Conroe, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N319JRTuttle Star Lite
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930422009799A
- Case key
- 18734
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Probable cause
A power loss for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
At approximately 1,500 feet MSL the engine lost power. The pilot made a forced landing to a golf course active with golfers. The left wing hit the top of a bunker and the airplane cartwheeled, coming to rest inverted. An examination of the engine by the federal aviation administration inspectors indicated the engine had seized
Factual narrative
On April 22, 1993, at approximately 1830 central daylight time, during a forced landing near Conroe, Texas, a Tuttle Star Lite, N319JR, was destroyed when it impacted the terrain. Minor injuries were sustained by the private pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local personal flight.
The pilot reported the information in this paragraph during interviews conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration inspectors. At approximately 1,500 feet MSL, the engine lost power over unsuitable terrain. The left wing struck a bunker and the airplane cartwheeled, coming to rest inverted.
An on site examination of the airplane conducted by the inspectors confirmed that the engine was seized.
The airplane was released to the owner following the investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N319JR
- Reported as
- Tuttle Star Lite
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 135
- Airframe hours
- 50
- Engine
- Rotax 447, 40 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Carson, Robert W.
- Registered owner
- Carson, Robert W.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 11, 1991 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- CXO
- Destination
- CXO
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 232 total · 50 in this make and model · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CXO, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.