# Accident 19910615021889A: Amtrai SCAMP, Raeford, NC, June 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1991, 12:00 local time
- Place: Raeford, NC
- Airport: Raeford Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9705° N, 79.2208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9705&lon=-79.2208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9994A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAI SCAMP
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910615021889A

## Narrative

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

PRIOR MIXTURE PROBLEMS. ON TEST AFTER ADJUSTMENT. LOST POWER. STRUCK POWERPOLE. NO SPRING ON CARB MIXTURE ROD.

## 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 ATL91LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA111), Jun 15, 1991: Rider-Charles Aerosport Scamp (N9994A), Raeford, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT OF THE ENGINE CARBURETOR, AND HIS OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH A KNOWN POWERPLANT DEFICIENCY. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE: THE LACK OF SPRING TENSION FOR THE FUEL…

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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