# Accident 19961206041669A: Amtr VJ22, Seminole, FL, December 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1996, 11:00 local time
- Place: Seminole, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8397° N, 82.7803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8397&lon=-82.7803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2921 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VJ22
- Reported engine: CONT O200B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961206041669A

## Narrative

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

AMPHIBIOUS PLANE LOST POWER CIRCLING LAKE STRUCK TREE LANDING ON CANAL. FOUND FUEL TANK OUTLET BLOCKED BY DEBRI.

## 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 MIA97LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA035), Dec 6, 1996: Hoster/Volmer VJ22 (Sportsman) (N2921), Seminole, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate maintenance/inspection of the airplane by the pilot/owner, and fuel contamination that resulted in fuel starvation.

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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