# Accident 19850828041719A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Bonners Ferry, ID, August 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1985, 06:30 local time
- Place: Bonners Ferry, ID
- Airport: Boundary Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7500° N, 116.5098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7500&lon=-116.5098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64LW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64LW-1994-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Welch Lawrence Lee AVID FLYER (registry code 05613MU, https://openairdocs.org/model/welch-lawrence-lee-avid-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Reported engine: AMTR CUYUNA430
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,802 total, 16 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850828041719A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LIFTOFF, ENGINE QUIT. DAMAGE TO GEAR DURING OFF AIRPORT LANDING. PISTON SEIZED DUE TO LEAN CARBURETOR.

## 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 SEA85LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA204), Aug 28, 1985: Welch Avid Flyer (N64LW), Bonner'S Ferry, ID, substantial damage

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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