# Accident 19960511010161A: Amtr RV4, Englewood, CO, May 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1996
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Location: 39.5798° N, 104.8600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5798&lon=-104.8600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44AZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44AZ-1996-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jerrell Donald A JERRELL RV-4 (registry code 05608LB, https://openairdocs.org/model/jerrell-donald-a-jerrell-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960511010161A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON WRONG RUNWAY, HIT BY AIRCRAFT CLEARED TO LAND ON THIS RUNWAY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N555SU: [Accident 19960511010162A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960511010162A)

## 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 FTW96FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA208), May 11, 1996: Jerrell RV-4 (N44AZ), Englewood, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot of the RV-4, N44AZ, to comply with an ATC clearance by landing on the wrong runway, and the failure of the pilot of the SU-29, N55SU, to maintain an adequate visual lookout.…

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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