# Accident 19940718027111A: Amtrea EAABIPLANE*, Middletown, OH, July 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1994, 20:55 local time
- Place: Middletown, OH
- Airport: Hook Field Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5596° N, 84.4201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5596&lon=-84.4201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63EA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alderfer Edward A EAA-3 (registry code 13027FA, https://openairdocs.org/model/alderfer-edward-a-eaa-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREA EAABIPLANE*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 65 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940718027111A

## Narrative

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

TURNING FOR RWY 23 STRUCK UNREGISTERED GYRO ON FINAL FOR 26 AND LOWER. GYRO SUPPOSED TO LAND 26, GYRO FELL TO EARTH

## Other aircraft in the event

- NR985: [Accident 19940718027112A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940718027112A)

## 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 NYC94LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA130), Jul 19, 1994: Edward A. Alderfer EAA-3 (N63EA), Middletown, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Inadequate visual lookout by both pilots which resulted in a mid-air collision. A factor was the failure of the pilot of the ultralight to stay north of runway 26.

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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