# Accident 19900422010499A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Sandwich, IL, April 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1990, 13:45 local time
- Place: Sandwich, IL
- Airport: Woodlake Landing Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6392° N, 88.6195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6392&lon=-88.6195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N396DZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N396DZ-1995-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zelazo Dan T AVID FLYER SPEEDWING (registry code 05616GA, https://openairdocs.org/model/zelazo-dan-t-avid-flyer-speedwing) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 698 total, 41 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEE05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900422010499A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED IN TREES. FUEL LINE BECAME DISCONNECTED.

## 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 CHI90DEE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEE05), Apr 22, 1990: Dan T. Zelazo Avid/Speedwing (N396DZ), Sandwich, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF A FUEL LINE BY THE P. LOT/MANUFACTURER WHICH RESULTED IN SEPARATION OF A FUEL LINE, RESULTING IN FUEL STARVATION.

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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