# Accident 19880618026739A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Atwater, CA, June 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1988, 08:15 local time
- Place: Atwater, CA
- Airport: Atwater
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3207° N, 120.6304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3207&lon=-120.6304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N249SJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N249SJ-1991-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Jeffrey E AVID FLYER MODEL B (registry code 056122X, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-jeffrey-e-avid-flyer-model-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 192 total, 112 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DVA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880618026739A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT THE SECOND TIME ON TAKEOFF FROM PRIOR FORCED LANDING. CRASH LANDED IN SOFT FIELD. BELEIVE FUEL PROBLEM.

## 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 LAX88DVA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA08), Jun 18, 1988: Smith Model B Avid Flyer (N249SJ), Atwater, CA, destroyed

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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