Accident · 1995-05-08

NTSB case ATL95LA095 · Kolb Company FIRESTAR II · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1995-05-08
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Kolb Company FIRESTAR II (N47WH)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: HINKLEMANN, WILLIAM E. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): HINKLEMANN, WILLIAM E.

Probable cause

THE PILOT/OWNER'S FAILURE TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOOSE SPARK PLUG LEAD. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH TERRAIN CONDITIONS AT THE LANDING AREA.

Source: NTSB case ATL95LA095

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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