# Accident 19960505009349A: Amtrmq CHARGERMA5, Kennewick, WA, May 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1996, 13:30 local time
- Place: Kennewick, WA
- Airport: Vista Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2105° N, 119.1599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2105&lon=-119.1599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36CM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36CM-2014-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Miller Charles E MA-5 CHARGER (registry code 05655W4, https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-charles-e-ma-5-charger) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMQ CHARGERMA5
- Reported engine: LYC O290C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960505009349A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON CLIMBOUT. DIVED INTO FENCE. NEW PURCHASE. NO CHECKOUT. NOT FLOWN FOR YEARS EXCEPT 150 WITH A CFI 1HR.

## 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 SEA96LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA090), May 5, 1996: Miller MA-5 Charger (N36CM), Kennewick, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain. Factors relating to the accident…

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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