# Accident 19960708017069A: Amtrjg QUESTAIR20, Groveland, CA, July 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1996, 17:30 local time
- Place: Groveland, CA
- Airport: Pine Mountain Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8490° N, 120.0097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8490&lon=-120.0097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRJG QUESTAIR20
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960708017069A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. OVER CORRECTIONS CAUSED HOMEBUILT EXIT RUNWAY AND NOSE DUG INTO SOFT GROUND.

## 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 LAX96LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA269), Jul 9, 1996: Bowles/Irwin Questair Venture (N65V), Groveland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in a crosswind. A contributing factor was related to the airplane's steering/handling characteristics.

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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