# Accident 19960804020639A: Amtrtn SPORTAIRE2, Slater, MO, August 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1996, 11:25 local time
- Place: Slater, MO
- Airport: Slater Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2190° N, 93.0609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2190&lon=-93.0609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1033B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1033B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Geide Richard F SPORT-A (registry code 05655V5, https://openairdocs.org/model/geide-richard-f-sport-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTN SPORTAIRE2
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,872 total, 40 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960804020639A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE OIL ON WINDSHIELD. HIT BUSHES LANDING CROSS FURROWS IN BEAN FIELD. THRU A ROD,THRU CASE AT CYL.

## 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 CHI96LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA270), Aug 4, 1996: Geide SPORT-A (N1033B), Slater, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of a #2 connecting rod bolt, which led to a jammed connecting rod and subsequent overload separation of the #2 cylinder. A factor relating to the accident was: lack of suitable terrain for an…

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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