# Accident 19960525011689A: Amtr FISHER, Mooresville, IN, May 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1996, 15:40 local time
- Place: Mooresville, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6096° N, 86.3708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6096&lon=-86.3708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6292B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6292B-1997-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dickinson James A FISHER CLASSIC (registry code 0560293, https://openairdocs.org/model/dickinson-james-a-fisher-classic) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FISHER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960525011689A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT AND CRASHED INTO TREES. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT IT WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT OF HIS HOME BUILT AIRPLANE.  THE AIRFRAME WAS NEW BUT HE BOUGHT A USED ENGINE WHICH HAD 211 TOTAL HOURS ON IT.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED FOR AIRWORTHINESS BY THE FAA AND HAD NOT BEEN CERTIFIED PRIOR TO THE FIRST FLIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE CLIMBED TO 700 FEET AGL AND FLEW FOR 12 MINUTES, AND THEN THE ENGINE QUIT.  HE REPORTED THAT HE COULD NOT GET TO AN OPEN FIELD AND LANDED IN A WOODED AREA.  THE AIRPLANE LANDED IN THE TREES WHICH CUSHIONED THE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.  THE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE HAD NOT SEIZED.  THE PROP WAS ROTATED AND THE ENGINE EXHIBITED CONTINUITY.  THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED.  THE FUEL TANK WAS INSPECTED AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND.  THE FUEL PUMP WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PUMP WAS AN AVIATION FUEL PUMP WITH THE DESIGNED 'WEEP HOLE.'  THE FUEL PUMP'S INLET AND IMPULSE HOSES HAD SHARP BENDS IN THEM.                                                                  (-23) ON MAY 25, 1996, AT 1538 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL FISHE                              R CLASSIC, N6292B SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT HIT TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PART 91 FLIGHT DEPARTED MOORESVILLE, INDIANA ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CHI96LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA178), May 25, 1996: Dickinson Fisher Classic (N6292B), Mooresville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain adequate altitude and clearance from the trees, and had made an improper in-flight decision when he got to far from a suitable landing area. The reason for the loss of…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.