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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Sidewinder · Minden, LA · June 16, 1996

Date: June 16, 1996 · 18:20 local
Place: Minden, LA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N177TJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96LA257
Reported as: Amtr Sidewinder
Fatal injuries: 0

N177TJRegistration cancelled Aug 8, 1996 · Owens Tom SMYTH SIDEWINDERS/N 2559 Airframe modelOwens Tom SMYTH SIDEWINDER

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine problems, made emergency landing. (-23) the pilot reported to shreveport rapcon that the aircraft engine was running rough and that he was out of fuel. Shortly after which he made a forced landing in a field that had been cut several years prior and was covered with small trees and brush. The aircraft hit a log with its landing gear and came to rest inverted 200 feet from the contact point.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE PROBLEMS, MADE EMERGENCY LANDING. (-23) THE PILOT REPORTED TO SHREVEPORT RAPCON THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND THAT HE WAS OUT OF FUEL. SHORTLY AFTER WHICH HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD THAT HAD BEEN CUT SEVERAL YEARS PRIOR AND WAS COVERED WITH SMALL TREES AND BRUSH. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A LOG WITH ITS LANDING GEAR AND CAME TO REST INVERTED 200 FEET FROM THE CONTACT POINT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW96LA257Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMinden, LAThe pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations resulting in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the unsuitable terrain for the forced landing.Jun 16, 1996 · Destroyed