# Accident 19960806021079A: Amtr VELOCITY, Dublin, GA, August 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1996
- Place: Dublin, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 32.5302° N, 82.9196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5302&lon=-82.9196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N637KM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N637KM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hampson Michael C VELOCITY (registry code 05618B9, https://openairdocs.org/model/hampson-michael-c-velocity) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VELOCITY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960806021079A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A COTTON FIELD.

## 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 MIA96LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA205), Aug 6, 1996: Hampson Velocity (N637KM), Dublin, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the exhaust of the cylinder Nos. 2 and 4 at each exhaust flange for undetermined reasons. The unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing was a factor.

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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