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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Hawk · Mebane, NC · April 20, 1996

Date
April 20, 1996 · 10:05 local
Place
Mebane, NC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7VC
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA96LA123
Reported as
Amtr Hawk
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total2,000 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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.

Flew into adverse weather. Made 180 but entered clouds. No IFR gauges. Lost control. Over vne. Aileron wires broke.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO ADVERSE WEATHER. MADE 180 BUT ENTERED CLOUDS. NO IFR GAUGES. LOST CONTROL. OVER VNE. AILERON WIRES BROKE.

NTSB investigation

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