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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrsg Minicabhawk · Albion, IN · August 10, 1996

Date: August 10, 1996 · 11:39 local
Place: Albion, IN
Airport: B & V Flying Ranch Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N263AM
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96LA289
Reported as: Amtrsg Minicabhawk
Reported engine: Continental A658
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total258 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N263AMRegistration cancelled Jul 25, 1997 · Mrotek Arnold A MINICAB GY-20S/N 232A Airframe modelMrotek Arnold A MINICAB GY-20

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What happened

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Impact short of runway on landing approach. No medical certificate. (-23) on August 10, 1996, at 1139 EST, a mrotek minicab model GY-20, N263AM, operated by Mr. John a. brewer collided with the terrain during approaching to landing at the b & v Flying ranch, a private airport near the town on Albion, Indiana. The flight was operated in VMC. The pilot received serious injuries and the aircraft received substantial damage. The flight originated from fort wayne, Indiana at approximately 1100 EST.

As the FAA filed it

IMPACT SHORT OF RUNWAY ON LANDING APPROACH. NO MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. (-23) ON AUGUST 10, 1996, AT 1139 EST, A MROTEK MINICAB MODEL GY-20, N263AM, OPERATED BY MR. JOHN A. BREWER COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN DURING APPROACHING TO LANDING AT THE B & V FLYING RANCH, A PRIVATE AIRPORT NEAR THE TOWN ON ALBION, INDIANA. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED IN VMC. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FORT WAYNE, INDIANA AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 EST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI96LA289Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlbion, INthe pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude during the approach to land, and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point. Factors relating to the accident were: the uneven and uphill terrain conditions at the approach end of the airstrip.Aug 10, 1996 · Substantial damage