# Accident 19960427008749A: Amtrks JUNGSTER1, Mcalester, OK, April 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1996, 08:18 local time
- Place: Mcalester, OK
- Airport: Mcalester Regionall Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9205° N, 95.7606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9205&lon=-95.7606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57GD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57GD-1997-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Deaton Gene G JUNGSTER-I (registry code 1590515, https://openairdocs.org/model/deaton-gene-g-jungster-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRKS JUNGSTER1
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,275 total, 115 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960427008749A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF MADE LOW PASS OVER SERVICE STATION WHERE HIS WIFE WAS FUELING FAMILY AUTO. STRUCK POWERLINE. CRASHED. (-23) AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LOW PASS OVER A SERVICE STATION AND STRUCK A POWER LINE.

## 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 FTW96LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA190), Apr 27, 1996: Deaton JUNGSTER-1 (N57GD), Mcalester, OK, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance.

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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