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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrst P51AMTR · Shelbyville, IN · June 11, 1997

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Date: June 11, 1997
Place: Shelbyville, IN
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N81728
Reported as: Amtrst P51AMTR
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

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What happened

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(-23) On June 10, 1997, at 1300 local time, a loehle 5151RG (homebuilt), N81728 registered to Mr. Walter e. siefert departed Shelbyville (3SM), Indiana, enroute to a private grass strip south of the airport. The aircraft was overdue to its destination and by 1800 and air search was started. The aircraft wreckage was found at 1815, about 1/2 mile from Mr. Siefert's grass strip. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The pilot in command, Mr. Siefert, was fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed by fire after impact. This accident investigation is still open and being conducted by the indianapolis fdso and the NTSB.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 10, 1997, AT 1300 LOCAL TIME, A LOEHLE 5151RG (HOMEBUILT), N81728 REGISTERED TO MR. WALTER E. SIEFERT DEPARTED SHELBYVILLE (3SM), INDIANA, ENROUTE TO A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVERDUE TO ITS DESTINATION AND BY 1800 AND AIR SEARCH WAS STARTED. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND AT 1815, ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM MR. SIEFERT'S GRASS STRIP. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, MR. SIEFERT, WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AFTER IMPACT. THIS ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS STILL OPEN AND BEING CONDUCTED BY THE INDIANAPOLIS FDSO AND THE NTSB.