19960317005799A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr GR-7 · Rancho Calif, CA · March 17, 1996

Date
March 17, 1996 · 10:00 local
Place
Rancho Calif, CA
Airport
French Valley Airport
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N555GR
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96LA137
Reported as
Amtr GR7
Reported engine
Continental C9012F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,039 total1 in this make and model

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.

First flight after purchase. After takeoff at 2000FT rolled stalled. Spun in. Lacked fixed wing recent activity.

As the FAA filed it

FIRST FLIGHT AFTER PURCHASE. AFTER TAKEOFF AT 2000FT ROLLED STALLED. SPUN IN. LACKED FIXED WING RECENT ACTIVITY.

NTSB investigation

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