19890521012309A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr AVID FLYER · Coldwater, MI · May 21, 1989

Date
May 21, 1989 · 15:06 local
Place
Coldwater, MI
Airport
Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N305BJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89DET05
Reported as
Amtr Avidflyer
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX532
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
95 total15 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine quit turning final made steep turn to land in open field stalled spun in. Clamp holding carburetor fell off.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT TURNING FINAL MADE STEEP TURN TO LAND IN OPEN FIELD STALLED SPUN IN. CLAMP HOLDING CARBURETOR FELL OFF.

NTSB investigation

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