# Accident 19960420007989A: Amtr HAWK, Mebane, NC, April 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1996, 10:05 local time
- Place: Mebane, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0892° N, 79.2706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0892&lon=-79.2706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7VC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7VC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cox Vernon L COX HAWK (registry code 05625V5, https://openairdocs.org/model/cox-vernon-l-cox-hawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HAWK
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960420007989A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA96LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA123), Apr 20, 1996: Vernon L. Cox COX-HAWK (N7VC), Mebane, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions in an airplane not equipped with appropriate instrumentation which led to the pilot's inability to maintain control and…

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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