Kolb FIRESTAR UNREG

Summary

On 31 July 1995 at about 22:00 local time, a Kolb FIRESTAR registered UNREG, operated by Rocco A. Lamanna, was involved in an accident near Frankfort, New York, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 July 1995 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Frankfort, New York, United States

Coordinates

43.0307, -75.0691

Aircraft

Kolb FIRESTAR

Registration

UNREG

Category

Airplane

Operator

Rocco A. Lamanna

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

NYC95LA209

1 person was seriously injured.

Inflight collision with the ground for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On July 31, 1995, at 1800 eastern daylight time, a Kolb Firestar experimental, homebuilt airplane was destroyed when it collided with the ground during takeoff climb near Frankfort, New York. The non-certificated pilot received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local, personal flight. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector, the airplane was in the initial climb after takeoff when the pilot executed a right turn. During the turn, the airplane descended and impacted the ground. Postaccident examination by the FAA Inspector revealed no discrepancies with the airplane. No additional information is available.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.