# Accident 19970728019879A: Amtr RV6A, Middleton, WI, July 28, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1997, 14:44 local time
- Place: Middleton, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1005° N, 89.4996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1005&lon=-89.4996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N126JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N126JM-1997-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jenkins Howard M RV-6A (registry code 05602W2, https://openairdocs.org/model/jenkins-howard-m-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970728019879A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CAME IN LOW AND SLOW ON APPROACH, STRUCK A BUSH, FLIPPED OVER LANDED IN A DITCH. (-23) ON JULY 28, 1997, AT 1444 CST A VANS RV6-A, N126JM, ON FINAL APPROACH, HIT SOME SHRUBS, FLIPPED OVER AND LANDED INVERTED JUST SHORT OF RWY 30.  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED INTO MOREY FIELD (C-29), MIDDLETON, WI.  THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A RECREATIONAL FLIGHT BY HOWARD M. JENKINS THE OWNER, UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CHI97LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA230), Jul 28, 1997: Jenkins RV-6 (N126JM), Middleton, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot was too low on final approach and hit the high vegetation.

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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