# Accident 19961008031259A: Amtr LANCAIR, Camarillo, CA, October 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1996, 16:47 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2000° N, 118.9806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2000&lon=-118.9806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N477RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N477RM-1999-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Richards L Roger LANCAIR IV P (registry code 056019I, https://openairdocs.org/model/richards-l-roger-lancair-iv-p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,804 total, 18 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961008031259A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AT CRUISE. CRASHED IN TREES. MODIFIED FUEL SELECTOR CAUSED LEANING. FAILED A CLINDER AND LEAKING O RING.

## 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 LAX97LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA011), Oct 8, 1996: Richards Lancair IVP (N477RM), Camarillo, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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