# Accident 19890521012309A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Coldwater, MI, May 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1989, 15:06 local time
- Place: Coldwater, MI
- Airport: Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8297° N, 86.2400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8297&lon=-86.2400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N305BJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N305BJ-1991-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Billings J O/White C E AVID FLYER (registry code 05612QB, https://openairdocs.org/model/billings-j-o-white-c-e-avid-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 15 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DET05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DET05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890521012309A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI89DET05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DET05), May 21, 1989: Billings/White Avid Flyer (N305BJ), Niles, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: LOOSE CARBURETOR(S) DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE/INSTALLATION, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER; AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING FOR…

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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