# Accident 19970611013719A: Amtrst P51AMTR, Shelbyville, IN, June 11, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1997
- Place: Shelbyville, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 39.5466° N, 85.7768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelbyville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5466&lon=-85.7768&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81728 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRST P51AMTR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970611013719A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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