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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr TITAN TORNADO · Union Pier, MI · September 1, 1996

Date: September 1, 1996 · 16:21 local
Place: Union Pier, MI
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N238PW
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96LA325
Reported as: Amtr Titantornado
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 40 total30 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N238PWRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2013 · Karr Tom TITAN TORNADOS/N D93XXXCOHK0070 Airframe modelKarr Tom TITAN TORNADO

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Crashed into lake during low level aerobatic manuever. Went inverted. Engine quit. Pilot drowned. (-23) aircraft was destroyed during impact with the surface of lake Michigan following an intentional low level aerobatic maneuver which went inverted and engine quit. Pilot drowned, passenger got out.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED INTO LAKE DURING LOW LEVEL AEROBATIC MANUEVER. WENT INVERTED. ENGINE QUIT. PILOT DROWNED. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DURING IMPACT WITH THE SURFACE OF LAKE MICHIGAN FOLLOWING AN INTENTIONAL LOW LEVEL AEROBATIC MANEUVER WHICH WENT INVERTED AND ENGINE QUIT. PILOT DROWNED, PASSENGER GOT OUT.

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 CHI96LA325Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportUnion Pier, MIthe pilot not obtaining/maintaining altitude/clearance. Factors were the pilot not maintaining aircraft control and intentional aerobatics.Sep 1, 1996 · Destroyed