# Accident 19760612025579A: Amtr 3951441, Crystal Falls, MI, June 12, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1976
- Place: Crystal Falls, MI
- Airport: Phelan Strip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 46.0902° N, 88.3214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal Falls, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0902&lon=-88.3214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9696U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 3951441
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 201 total, 51 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76AC070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760612025579A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI76AC070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC070), Jun 12, 1976: Grum Amer AA-5 (N9696U), Crystal Falls, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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