# Accident 19951212040529A: Amtrgr GN1AIRCAMPER, Starkville, MS, December 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1995, 16:25 local time
- Place: Starkville, MS
- Airport: Oktibbeha Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4977° N, 88.6814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OKTIBBEHA (M51), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4977&lon=-88.6814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N823GM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N823GM-1998-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mckibben Gerald H GN-1 AIRCAMPER (registry code 05625HX, https://openairdocs.org/model/mckibben-gerald-h-gn-1-aircamper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRGR GN1AIRCAMPER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 412 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951212040529A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA96LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA041), Dec 12, 1995: Mckibben GN-1 Aircamper (N823GM), Mayhew, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper planning/decision, and failure to verify the airplane's performance data. The airplane's lack of climb capability with the newly manufactured propeller was a related factor.

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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