# Accident 19960315007439A: Amtr EAGLE2, Cambridge, IN, March 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1996, 14:27 local time
- Place: Cambridge, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8107° N, 85.1702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8107&lon=-85.1702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N219RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N219RC-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bishop ED CHRISTIAN EAGLE II (registry code 05658GG, https://openairdocs.org/model/bishop-ed-christian-eagle-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EAGLE2
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1D6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 14 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960315007439A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT HAD OWNED THE AIRPLANE ABOUT 2 TO 3 WEEKS. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, HE WAS PERFORMING AEROBATICS WHEN THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A FLAT SPIN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND PRODUCED NO GROUND SCARS OTHER THAN FROM ITS IMPACT POINT. THE PILOT HAD PERFORMED AEROBATICS IN A LUSCOMBE DURING THE 1970'S AND 1980'S. THE OWNER OF THE FIXED BASE OPERATION, WHERE THE AIRPLANE WAS BASED, STATED THE PILOT HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY ACROBATIC INSTRUCTION LOCALLY. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES FOUND WITH THE AIRFRAME, CONTROL SYSTEM, OR ENGINE THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED NORMAL OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE. (-23) DURING LOW LEVEL AEROBATICS THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN UNUSUAL ATTITUDE AND FAILED TO RECOVER BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND. ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES SOUTH OF CAMBRIDGE CITY, IN. COUNTY RD 2100S, 15350W. PILOT'S LOGBOOK NOT RECOVERED, TIMES IN BLOCK #31 ARE ESTIMATED.

## 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 CHI96LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA108), Mar 15, 1996: Bishop-Christian Eagle II (N219RC), Cambridge, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot allowed the airplane to enter a flat spin, while performing an acrobatic maneuver, and was unable to recover before ground impact. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's…

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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