# Accident 19960331005649A: Amtrks JUNGSTER1, Ormond Beach, FL, March 31, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1996, 11:45 local time
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Airport: Ormond Beach Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2791° N, 81.0603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2791&lon=-81.0603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8VM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8VM-1998-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Meek JUNGSTER-1 (registry code 1590507, https://openairdocs.org/model/meek-jungster-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRKS JUNGSTER1
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 243 total, 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960331005649A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. IMPACTED TORE OFF WINGS. LACKED PROPER TRAINING AND CHECK OUT IN THE TAIL WHEEL TYPE.

## 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 ATL96LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA071), Mar 31, 1996: Meeker JUNGSTER-1 (N8VM), Ormond Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a landing, which resulted in a ground loop. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's lack of total experience in type of aircraft.

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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