# Accident 19960615013899A: Amtr VELOCITY, Goodyear, AZ, June 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1996, 08:23 local time
- Place: Goodyear, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Goodyear Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3707° N, 112.3804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3707&lon=-112.3804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444BG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444BG-1997-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Van Horn Robert E VELOCITY (registry code 05616LE, https://openairdocs.org/model/van-horn-robert-e-velocity) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VELOCITY
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960615013899A

## Narrative

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

FIRE INFLIGHT. HIT POLE AND BURNED LANDING. BOUND FUEL AND OIL LINES LOOSE AND LEAKING AT FIREWALL.

## 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 LAX96LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA233), Jun 15, 1996: Van Horn Velocity (N444BG), Goodyear, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: an engine compartment fire, which originated in flight from loose fuel and/or oil lines near the engine's firewall.

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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