Amateur-built Fokker VI accident near Morristown, Tennessee, September 30, 2007
On September 30, 2007 at about 11:40 pm local time, a amateur-built Fokker VI, registered UNREG, was substantially damaged in an accident near Morristown, Tennessee (Coopers Field). It was a flight test under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during approach.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 30, 2007 · about 11:40 pm local time
- Place
- Morristown, Tennessee · Coopers Field · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built Fokker VI
- Registration
- UNREG · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight test · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot was conducting a test flight of the unregistered amateur-built Fokker VI airplane, prior to registering it. While on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern, the pilot noticed that the engine "was not making proper power" and he subsequently performed a forced landing, during which the airplane was substantially damaged. Examination of the engine revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical anomalies.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 640 hours in all; 0 in this make and model; 2 in the last 90 days; 600 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: January 1, 2007
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: ctr
- Injury: serious injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 190 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 539 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Two Stroke International (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: NONE Morristown TN
- Destination: NONE
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter: 30.34 inHg
- Observation at 11:35 pm from 1A6, 31 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under UNREG the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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