# Accident 19890420009539A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Stanwood, WA, April 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1989, 09:30 local time
- Place: Stanwood, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2094° N, 122.2800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2094&lon=-122.2800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4409D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4409D-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Donner/Parton AVID FLYER (registry code 056135J, https://openairdocs.org/model/donner-parton-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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 606 total, 39 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890420009539A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER IN ONE OF THE TWO ENGINE CYLINDERS. NOSED OVER IN A PLOWED FIELD JUST INCHES SHORT OF GRASS AREA.

## 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 SEA89LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA073), Apr 20, 1989: Donner/Parton Avid Flyer (N4409D), Stanwood, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN IGNITION LEAD BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM ONE CYLINDER, WHICH RESULTED IN A PARTIAL POWER LOSS. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: SOFT TERRAIN IN THE TOUCHDOWN AREA.

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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