# Accident 19961002030779A: Amtrea EAABIPLANEP, Fowler, CO, October 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1996
- Place: Fowler, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 38.1001° N, 103.8600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1001&lon=-103.8600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N145DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N145DB-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell James Darol EAA BIPLANE (registry code 3360330, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-james-darol-eaa-biplane) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREA EAABIPLANEP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961002030779A

## 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 FTW97FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA002), Oct 2, 1996: Bell EAA Biplane P (N145DB), Manzanola, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance above the terrain, while performing a low altitude maneuver. A factor relating to the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity with…

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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