# Accident 19870703037359A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Cottage Grove, WI, July 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1987, 12:20 local time
- Place: Cottage Grove, WI
- Airport: Blackhawk Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0807° N, 89.1991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0807&lon=-89.1991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N169AF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169AF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Litzkow Michael J AVID FLYER (registry code 05613SK, https://openairdocs.org/model/litzkow-michael-j-avid-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Cuyuna ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 19050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cuyuna-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Reported engine: AMTR CUYUNA430
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87DEP08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEP08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870703037359A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK LIP OF A ROAD THAT WAS PERPENDICULAR TO RUNWAY. BENT NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER.

## 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 CHI87DEP08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEP08), Jul 3, 1987: Unknown Avid Flyer (N169AF), Cottage Grove, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N169AF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880506036179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880506036179I), May 6, 1988: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N169AF), Sun Prairie, WI. Engine revved up and propeller windmilled on climbout. Forced landing in a field. Found split bell housing.

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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