# Accident 20000901036599A: Amtr CH600, Indianopolis, IN, September 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2000, 08:45 local time
- Place: Indianopolis, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9606° N, 86.1701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9606&lon=-86.1701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1156L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1156L-2001-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mockler Edward ZODIAC CH-600 (registry code 05603O8, https://openairdocs.org/model/mockler-edward-zodiac-ch-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH600
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000901036599A

## Narrative

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

(-23)WHILE FLYING LOW OVER AN INDUSTRIAL AREA, MR. MOCKLER HIT A RADIO TO WER APPROX. 160 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND RESULTING IN A FATAL ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI00LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA279), Sep 1, 2000: Mockler Zodiac CH-600 (N1156L), Carmel, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the tower. A factor was the tower.

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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