# Incident 19880612069879I: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Tracy, CA, June 12, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1988, 07:00 local time
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Airport: Tracy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7298° N, 121.4205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7298&lon=-121.4205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4642S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4642S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kerlin Gilbert D AVID FLYER (registry code 05613AC, https://openairdocs.org/model/kerlin-gilbert-d-avid-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Reported engine: AMTR CUYUNA430
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DVD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880612069879I

## Narrative

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

BECAME AIRBORNE ON HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST. ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED. NO CAUSE FOR ENGINE PROBLEM GIVEN.

## 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 LAX88DVD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVD05), Jun 12, 1988: Kerlin Avid Flyer (N4642S), Tracy, CA, 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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