# Accident 19930404007919A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Wasco, CA, April 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1993, 19:15 local time
- Place: Wasco, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6390° N, 119.4408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6390&lon=-119.4408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N827H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N827H-1995-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rey Roy G AVID FLYER (registry code 056187S, https://openairdocs.org/model/rey-roy-g-avid-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 119 total, 58 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930404007919A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND AFTER LONG GLIDE. NOSED OVER IN SOFT FIELD LANDING, CARB ICING PREVALENT. NO CARB HEAT.

## 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 LAX93LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA164), Apr 5, 1993: Roy Rey Avid Flyer (N827H), Wasco, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: CARBURETOR ICING. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LACK OF A CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL SYSTEM AND THE FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD.

## Other reports on N827H (1)

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

- [Accident 19941015034919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941015034919A), Oct 15, 1994: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N827H), Bakersfield, CA, Destroyed. Overheated engine. Collided with gulley on precautionary landing. Leaking water pump fitting. Dirt and corrosion.

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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