# Accident 19960901025419A: Amtr TITANTORNADO, Union Pier, MI, September 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1996, 16:21 local time
- Place: Union Pier, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8097° N, 86.6797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8097&lon=-86.6797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N238PW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N238PW-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Karr Tom TITAN TORNADO (registry code 05625ZM, https://openairdocs.org/model/karr-tom-titan-tornado) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TITANTORNADO
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960901025419A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI96LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA325), Sep 1, 1996: Karr Titan Tornado (N238PW), Union Pier, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot not obtaining/maintaining altitude/clearance. Factors were the pilot not maintaining aircraft control and intentional aerobatics.

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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