# Accident 19951223042349A: Amtr LANCAIR, Morris, MN, December 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1995, 12:34 local time
- Place: Morris, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5804° N, 95.8993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5804&lon=-95.8993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2114Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2114Z-1996-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mumm Jerry LANCE AIR (registry code 05628TU, https://openairdocs.org/model/mumm-jerry-lance-air) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 981 total, 13 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951223042349A

## Narrative

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

HAD PILOT CO OWNER ON BOARD. RESTRICTED TO PILOT ONLY TEST CATAGORY. OBSERVED IN AEROBATICS. CRASH NOT OBSERVED. (-23) ON DECEMBER 23, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1234 PM, N2114Z, A LANCE AIR, EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE CONDUCTING FLIGHT OPERATIONS APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES NORTH OF MORRIS, MN. MR. JERRY A. MUMM WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND, HE WAS FLYING IN THE RIGHT SEAT. ANOTHER PILOT OCCUPIED THE LEFT SEAT, MR. CARL C. JOHNSON, AN ATP RATED PILOT. IT IS REPORTED THAT HE WAS RECEIVING FAMILIARIZATION TRAINING FROM MR. MUMM IN THIS AIRCRAFT. HE WAS CO-OWNER OF N2114Z. WE HAVE 2 WITNESSES THAT HAVE INDICATED THEY SAW THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE CRASH CONDUCTING OPERATIONS THAT CONSISTED OF HIGH SPEED DIVES WITH CLIMBS BACK TO APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ALTITUDE IT WOULD WIND OVER AND REPEAT THE MANEUVER. 2 PERSONS INDICATED THEY SAW THE AIRCRAFT CONDUCTING THE STATED OPERATIONS, BUT NO ONE SAW THE AIRCRAFT CRASH. BOTH PILOTS EXPIRED IN THE CRASH OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE CRASH. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI96FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA065), Dec 23, 1995: Mumm Lancair (N2114Z), Morris, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the partially blocked elevator and improper installation of the elevator bob weight by the owner/builder which prevented full travel of the elevator control system. Factors relating to this accident…

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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