# Accident 19921222051079A: Amtr VELOCITY, Savannah, GA, December 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1992, 17:34 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Savannah International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1204° N, 81.1796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1204&lon=-81.1796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8101S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8101S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shaw George Alan VELOCITY (registry code 05616GR, https://openairdocs.org/model/shaw-george-alan-velocity) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VELOCITY
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 600 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921222051079A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TOP OCST. CAME OUT BELOW. DITCHED IN RIVER. RETAINING BOLT FOR IDLER GEAR FELL OUT. DROVE FUEL PUMP.

## 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 ATL93LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA040), Dec 22, 1992: Shaw Velocity HXB (N8101S), Savannah, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DISENGAGEMENT OF THE IDLER GEAR, WHICH INTERRUPTED FUEL PUMP OPERATION, AND RESULTED IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS WERE THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN AND THE WATER.

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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