# Accident 19960904025949A: Amtrlb AEROBAT, Cedar Rapids, IA, September 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1996
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 41.7194° N, 91.7790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7194&lon=-91.7790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95GC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95GC-1997-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Green Castle Aero Club AEROBAT (registry code 05628RZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/green-castle-aero-club-aerobat) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRLB AEROBAT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960904025949A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI96FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA330), Sep 4, 1996: Green Castle Avid Flyer Aerobat (N95GC), Oxford, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the private pilot to maintain sufficient airspeed after takeoff, during the initial climb and turn to the crosswind leg; and a delay by the flight instructor (CFI) in taking remedial…

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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