19951212040529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrgr GN-1 AIRCAMPER · Starkville, MS · December 12, 1995

Date
December 12, 1995 · 16:25 local
Place
Starkville, MS
Airport
Oktibbeha Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N823GM
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA96LA041
Reported as
Amtrgr GN1AIRCAMPER
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
412 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Made his own prop to his specs. On test poor acceleration and poor climb. Tried to turn. Mushed into trees.

As the FAA filed it

MADE HIS OWN PROP TO HIS SPECS. ON TEST POOR ACCELERATION AND POOR CLIMB. TRIED TO TURN. MUSHED INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.