# Accident 19960810022159A: Amtrsg MINICABHAWK, Albion, IN, August 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1996, 11:39 local time
- Place: Albion, IN
- Airport: B & V Flying Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3894° N, 85.4108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3894&lon=-85.4108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N263AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N263AM-1997-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mrotek Arnold A MINICAB GY-20 (registry code 056135A, https://openairdocs.org/model/mrotek-arnold-a-minicab-gy-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSG MINICABHAWK
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 258 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960810022159A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI96LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA289), Aug 10, 1996: Mrotek Minicab GY20 (N263AM), Albion, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…

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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