# Incident 19810503033429I: Amtr PUREAIR, Lewiston, ID, May 3, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1981, 17:49 local time
- Place: Lewiston, ID
- Airport: Lewiston
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3931° N, 116.9935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewiston, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3931&lon=-116.9935&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71LL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71LL-2013-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ludwig-Larry PURE AIR MACHINE (registry code 7040346, https://openairdocs.org/model/ludwig-larry-pure-air-machine) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PUREAIR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810503033429I

## Narrative

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

ZA ENGINE QUIT 30 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. FOUND GLASS FUEL GAGE BROKEN. SUSPECT NOSE TIRE THREW ROCK BREAKING GAGE.

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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