# Accident 19961205037449A: Amtr LANCAIR, Suisun City, CA, December 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1996, 15:12 local time
- Place: Suisun City, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1904° N, 121.9293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1904&lon=-121.9293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444LP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444LP-1998-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Opperman Christopher J M LANCAIR IV (registry code 05624JQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/opperman-christopher-j-m-lancair-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961205037449A

## Narrative

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

DURING DEMO TO NEW OWNER OF RECENTLY COMPLETED KIT AIRCRAFT. COLLIDED WITH GROUND WINGS LEVEL. NO ANOMALIES.

## 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 LAX97FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA065), Dec 5, 1996: Opperman Lancair IV-P (N444LP), Suisun City, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: In-flight loss of control for an undetermined reason.

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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