# Incident 19961228042749I: Amtr MAGNUM, Las Vegas, NV, December 28, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1996, 08:30 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5034L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5034L-2017-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX (registry code 0900110, https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-magnum-ix) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MAGNUM
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 150 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961228042749I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT OVERVENTED CAUSED ALTITUDE LOSS LANDING. BALLOON TOUCHED RESIDENCE ROOF. DAMAGED TILES. PAID OFF OWNER.

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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