# Accident 19970601012169A: Smith Mike G HELICYCLE, Angleton, TX, June 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1997, 08:30 local time
- Place: Angleton, TX
- Airport: Brazoria County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0391° N, 95.4397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0391&lon=-95.4397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1200M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1200M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Mike G HELICYCLE (registry code 05631TL, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-mike-g-helicycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 261 total, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970601012169A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED HIGH ENGINE TEMP. RETURNED. STALLED ON SHORT FINAL. BOUNCED. SLID INVERTED DOWN RUNWAY. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #FTW97LA209.

## 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 FTW97LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA209), Jun 1, 1997: Giertz Vmax Probe (N1200M), Lake Jackson, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during an approach to landing. A related factor was the pilot's lack of experience in make and model of aircraft.

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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