# Accident 19890917035039A: Amtr DRIFTER, Warwick, NY, September 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1989, 12:05 local time
- Place: Warwick, NY
- Airport: Warwick Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2501° N, 74.3501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2501&lon=-74.3501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13WR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13WR-1992-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rechsteiner Walter MAXAIR DRIFTER XP503 (registry code 05644SF, https://openairdocs.org/model/rechsteiner-walter-maxair-drifter-xp503) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DRIFTER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89DHM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89DHM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890917035039A

## Narrative

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

LOST PART POWER ON CLIMBOUT. TURNED BACK ENGINE QUIT. COLLIDED WITH PARKED AIRCRAFT. WRIST PIN BEARING. ENGINE SEIZ

## 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 NYC89DHM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89DHM06), Sep 17, 1989: Maxair XP-503 Drifter (N13WR), Warwick, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF AN ENGINE PISTON WRIST PIN BEARING.

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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