19961228045179A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr PIK-30 · Boynton Beach, FL · December 28, 1996

Date
December 28, 1996 · 16:35 local
Place
Boynton Beach, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N25RJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA97LA045
Reported as
Amtr PIK30
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX505
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total631 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Motorized glider. Shut off engine. Thermaled. Time return no start. Landed in a swamp. Mishandled startup items.

As the FAA filed it

MOTORIZED GLIDER. SHUT OFF ENGINE. THERMALED. TIME RETURN NO START. LANDED IN A SWAMP. MISHANDLED STARTUP ITEMS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.