# Accident 19960704016039A: Arostr RX8, Canton, MS, July 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1996, 07:25 local time
- Place: Canton, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6099° N, 90.0298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6099&lon=-90.0298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7155N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7155N-1996-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RX 8 (registry code 7487008, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AROSTR RX8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960704016039A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TOWER. TORE BAG. FELL TO GROUND. BLAMED ADVERSE WINDS.

## 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 MIA96LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA177), Jul 4, 1996: Aerostar RX-8 (N7155N), Canton, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude and/or clearance from the tower.

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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