# Accident 19960712017019A: Amtr ZMAX, Lascassas, TN, July 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1996, 17:15 local time
- Place: Lascassas, TN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9395° N, 86.2897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9395&lon=-86.2897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N398MT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N398MT-1997-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tocholke Martin 1300-Z MAX (registry code 05620DJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/tocholke-martin-1300-z-max) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ZMAX
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 429 total, 140 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960712017019A

## Narrative

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

STALLED A WING AND CRASHED TURNING DOWNWIND IN PATTERN.

## 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 MIA96LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA182), Jul 12, 1996: Tocholke 1300-Z MAX (N398MT), Lascassas, TN, destroyed. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering (turning) after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall at too low of an altitude to allow recovery.

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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