# Accident 19900830046279A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Trinidad, CO, August 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1990, 17:30 local time
- Place: Trinidad, CO
- Airport: Las Animas County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1599° N, 104.5000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1599&lon=-104.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5002L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 505 total, 148 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90DTE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90DTE09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900830046279A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK A CATTLE GUARD POST WHILE LANDING ON A ROAD. ADDED POWER TO CLEAR POST BUT HAD BUMPED SWITCH TO 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 DEN90DTE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90DTE09), Aug 30, 1990: Trammel Avid Flyer (N5002L), Trinidad, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW PUBLISHED PROCEDURES WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY SHUT OFF THE MAGNETOS WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH.

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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