# Accident 19960416007379A: Amtr GLASAIRIII, Roanoke, VA, April 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1996
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 36.9893° N, 79.8909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9893&lon=-79.8909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N518EC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N518EC-2013-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diseker Charles M JR GLASAIR RG (registry code 05655SQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/diseker-charles-m-jr-glasair-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIII
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960416007379A

## Narrative

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

LOST ON RADAR, CRASHED.

## 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 IAD96LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA063), Apr 16, 1996: Glasair GL20 (N518EC), Rocky Mount, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions which led to airframe ice and a loss of control. Related factors were: the failure of the FSS briefer to advise the pilot of a valid…

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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