# Accident 19950612014599A: Amtr LONG EZ, Cloudcroft, NM, June 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1995, 11:16 local time
- Place: Cloudcroft, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9501° N, 105.7309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9501&lon=-105.7309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86PD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86PD-1997-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith David Wallace LONG-EZ (registry code 05609ZQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-david-wallace-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LONG EZ
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,025 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950612014599A

## Narrative

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

BUZZING A TOWN HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND OVER GROSS WEIGHT. COLLIDED WITH A TREE AND GROUND.

## 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 FTW95FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA238), Jun 12, 1995: Smith LONG-EZ (N86PD), Cloudcroft, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TREES. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT EXCEEDED THE ALLOWABLE MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE, THE RISING TERRAIN, AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

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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