# Accident 19910316005469A: Amtros OSPREY2, Aurora, OR, March 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1991, 09:45 local time
- Place: Aurora, OR
- Airport: Aurora State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2290° N, 122.7997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2290&lon=-122.7997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69CK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69CK-1996-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: King Clyde L OSPREY II (registry code 957052V, https://openairdocs.org/model/king-clyde-l-osprey-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTROS OSPREY2
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 19 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910316005469A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. TRIED TO RETURN BUT CRASHED IN ORCHARD SHORT OF RUNWAY. AUTO FUEL PUMP TO TRANSFER FUEL WAS INSTALLED.

## 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 SEA91LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA067), Mar 16, 1991: Clyde L. King Osprey II (N69CK), Aurora, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION BECAUSE OF AN INADEQUATE COMPONENT AND INADEQUATE FUEL SYSTEM DESIGN.

## Other reports on N69CK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890729025489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890729025489A), Jul 29, 1989: Amtros OSPREY2 (N69CK), Westlinn, OR, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on water landing. Wing struck the water. Aircraft cartwheeled to inverted position.

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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