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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Drifter · Baldwinsville, NY · May 6, 1988

Date
May 6, 1988 · 13:30 local
Place
Baldwinsville, NY
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N29CH
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88DFJ01
Reported as
Amtr Drifter
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
485 total485 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on takeoff due to fuel unporting. Crashed into trees. Fuel pickup line in tank came loose.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF DUE TO FUEL UNPORTING. CRASHED INTO TREES. FUEL PICKUP LINE IN TANK CAME LOOSE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.