# Accident 19960624015039A: Amtr GENESIS, Le Sueur, MN, June 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1996, 10:30 local time
- Place: Le Sueur, MN
- Airport: Le Sueur Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4604° N, 93.8995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4604&lon=-93.8995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9274S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9274S-1998-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Farland Swen E GENESIS (registry code 05601BO, https://openairdocs.org/model/farland-swen-e-genesis) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GENESIS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960624015039A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH ROLLED INTO DIVE AND IMPACTED. PILOT OBSERVED STRUGGLING. CUT WING SPAR FOR BOGUS ENGINE. WINGS FAILED. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #CHI96LA210

## 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 CHI96LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA210), Jun 24, 1996: Farland Genesis (N9274S), Le Sueur, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to drugs, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain. Factors…

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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