# Accident 19960410006739A: Amtr SNOBIRDXL, Okeechobee, FL, April 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1996, 17:15 local time
- Place: Okeechobee, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5009° N, 80.9296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5009&lon=-80.9296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7047J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7047J-2013-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Noack David L SNOBIRD 636D4 (registry code 05623TV, https://openairdocs.org/model/noack-david-l-snobird-636d4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SNOBIRDXL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 490 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960410006739A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED VERTICAL DESCENT TO GROUND DURING TEST FLIGHT. ROTOR CONTROL ROD BROKE. ROLL PITCH ANCHOR BOLT CAME OFF.

## 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 MIA96LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA113), Apr 10, 1996: Snowbird 636D4 (N7047J), Okeechobee, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the main rotor control connecting rod, which rendered the control stick unusable and led to a loss of control.

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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