# Accident 19960423008299A: Amtrjg QUESTAIR20, Denver, CO, April 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1996
- Place: Denver, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 39.7505° N, 104.6007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7505&lon=-104.6007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68U-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Whistle L Paul QUESTAIR VENTURE M20 (registry code 05620VD, https://openairdocs.org/model/whistle-l-paul-questair-venture-m20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRJG QUESTAIR20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960423008299A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 FTW96LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA180), Apr 23, 1996: Whistle Questair Venture M20 (N68U), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to compensate for prevailing wind conditions and to maintain directional control. Factors were the gusting and quartering tailwind conditions.

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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