# Accident 19960616014139A: Amtr SIDEWINDER, Minden, LA, June 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1996, 18:20 local time
- Place: Minden, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6090° N, 93.2798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6090&lon=-93.2798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177TJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N177TJ-1996-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Owens Tom SMYTH SIDEWINDER (registry code 05623EX, https://openairdocs.org/model/owens-tom-smyth-sidewinder) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SIDEWINDER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960616014139A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 FTW96LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA257), Jun 16, 1996: Owens/Smyth Sidewinder (N177TJ), Minden, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations resulting in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the unsuitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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