# Accident 19970705016859A: Amtr PIETENPOL, Lake Village, IN, July 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1997, 18:30 local time
- Place: Lake Village, IN
- Airport: Lake Village Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1500° N, 87.4625° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE VILLAGE (C98), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1500&lon=-87.4625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46844, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46844-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Niquette PIETENPOL-GREGA (registry code 7040217, https://openairdocs.org/model/niquette-pietenpol-grega) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PIETENPOL
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 17 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970705016859A

## Narrative

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

FAILED NORMAL CLIMB ON TAKEOFF. SETTLED. ABORTED. HIGH SINK AND IMPACT ON RUNWAY DROVE GEAR INTO COCKPIT. FLIPPED.

## 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 CHI97LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA202), Jul 5, 1997: Niquette Pietenpol GN-1 (N46844), Lake Village, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inability to maintain sufficient airspeed and climb.

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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