# Accident 19910810033069A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Colorado Spring, CO, August 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1991, 10:15 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0293° N, 104.2892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0293&lon=-104.2892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49BP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49BP-2012-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Giertz Lars M AVID FLYER (registry code 056121K, https://openairdocs.org/model/giertz-lars-m-avid-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 347 total, 13 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910810033069A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. STALLED ON FLARE FOR FORCED LANDING. PISTON RINGS FOULED BY EXCESSIVE CARBIN. LOST COMPRESSION.

## 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 DEN91LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA112), Aug 10, 1991: Lars Avid Flyer (N49BP), Colorado Spring, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAY IN FLARING THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS WERE: (1) STUCK PISTON RINGS AND (2) THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE FLAPS.

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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