# Accident 19960510010289A: Amtr M1, Mesquite, TX, May 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1996, 12:15 local time
- Place: Mesquite, TX
- Airport: Phil L Hudson Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7592° N, 96.5904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7592&lon=-96.5904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9516, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9516-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bowers Midget Mustang M-1 (registry code 16901CC, https://openairdocs.org/model/bowers-midget-mustang-m-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR M1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960510010289A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT DURING CLIMB, ATTEMPTED TO RETURN, AND LAND, CRASHED ON LANDING. (-23) PILOT REPORTED A SUBSTANTIAL VIBRATION AND SHUDDER ON TAKEOFF, PILOT WITNESSED SOMETHING DEPART THE FRONT OF AIRCRAFT AND HEARD SEVERAL CRACKING NOISES. PILOT REDUCED POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A FIELD. DURING THE FINAL APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT AND THE PILOT COULD NOT STOP THE ROLL WITH FULL RIGHT AILERON DEFLECTION. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE LOW, SEPARATING THE ENGINE AND INSTRUMENT PANEL FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 FTW96LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA207), May 10, 1996: Bowers Midget Mustang M-1 (N9516), Mesquite, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control following the separation of the propeller spinner installed by the pilot. A factor was the pilot's failure to obtain the required FAA inspection for…

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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