# Accident 19980609046839A: Amtr RENEGADE, Galliano, LA, June 9, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1998, 19:00 local time
- Place: Galliano, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4302° N, 90.3003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4302&lon=-90.3003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96VG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96VG-1999-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gisclair Victor P JR MURPHY RENEGADE SP (registry code 05601DL, https://openairdocs.org/model/gisclair-victor-p-jr-murphy-renegade-sp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RENEGADE
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980609046839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF ENGINE LOST POWER. RPM FELL FROM 5800 (NORMAL) TO 4000, THEN 3000. A/C WILL NOT SUSTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT WITH THIS POWER SETTING. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN POWER. DURING ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO RUNWAY AIRCRAFT WENT INTO NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND CONTACTED GROUND.  AIRCRAFT CAUGHT ON FIRE AS PILOT EXITED IT.  AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. DUE TO EXTENT OF DAMAGE, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF POWER LOSS.

## 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 FTW98LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA261), Jun 10, 1998: Gisclair Murphy Renegade SP (N96VG), Galliano, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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