UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1 ) *
Amtran, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock (without par value)
(Title of Class of Securities)
03234G 10 6
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ X ]. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the act (however, see the
Notes).
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
J. George Mikelsons
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP * (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
N/A
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 8,477,500
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY N/A
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 8,477,500
PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH N/A
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
8,477,500
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES *
N/A
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
Approximately 72.8%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
IN
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Item 1 (a). Name of Issuer:
Amtran, Inc.
Item 1 (b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
7337 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46231
Item 2 (a). Name of Person Filing:
J. George Mikelsons
Item 2 (b). Address of Principal Business Office:
7337 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46231
Item 2 (c). Citizenship/Place of organization:
United States
Item 2 (d). Title of Class of Securities
Shares of Common Stock (without par value)
Item 2 (e). CUSIP Number:
03234G 10 6
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1 b), or
13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under
Section 15 of the Act
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)
(6) of the Act
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in
Section 3(a) (19) of the Act
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CUSIP No. 03234G 10 6 13G Page 4 of 5 Pages
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under
Section 8 of the Investment Company Act
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under
Section 203 of the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund
which is subject to the provisions of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 or Endowment Fund: see ss.
240.13d-1(b) (1) (ii) (F)
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance
with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii) (G) (Note: See
Item 7)
(h) [ ] Group, in accordance with ss.
240.13d-1(b) (1) (ii) (H)
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned as of
December 31, 1997:
8,477,500 shares of Common Stock
(b) Percent of Class:
Approximately 72.8%
(c) Number of shares as to which such Person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
8,477,500 shares of Common Stock
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
None
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
8,477,500 shares of Common Stock
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
None
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Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not Applicable
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf
of Another Person:
Not Applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on
By the Parent Holding Company:
Not Applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group:
Not Applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable
Item 10. Certification:
Not Applicable
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned's
knowledge and belief, the undersigned hereby certifies that the information set
forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: January 16, 1998 J. George Mikelsons
Name: J. George Mikelsons
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