# Accident 19991105046099A: Amtr HIMAX, Dixfield, MB, November 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1999, 15:26 local time
- Place: Dixfield, MB
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5141° N, 70.4068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5141&lon=-70.4068&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63307, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63307-2000-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Knox Gerald HI-MAX (registry code 05606B2, https://openairdocs.org/model/knox-gerald-hi-max) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HIMAX
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991105046099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS MAKING AN APPROACH TO FIELD, WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS TOO LOW TO CLEAR A 3 FOOT BERM AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. HE APPLIED POWER BUT TOO LATE. HIS GEAR CAUGHT THE BERM & HE FLIPPED OVER ON HIS BACK.

## 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 NYC00LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA025), Nov 5, 1999: Knox HI-MAX (N63307), Dixfield, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in make and model.

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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