# Accident 19930418009469A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Winnsboro, SC, April 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1993, 14:30 local time
- Place: Winnsboro, SC
- Airport: Fairfield County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3696° N, 81.0792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3696&lon=-81.0792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31187, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31187-1993-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Myers Ralph David AVID FLYER D (registry code 05618CE, https://openairdocs.org/model/myers-ralph-david-avid-flyer-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 171 total, 8 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930418009469A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED TURNING BACK. REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH CARBURETOR MIXTURE SET TOO LEAN.

## 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 ATL93LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA077), Apr 18, 1993: Myers Avid Aircraft Flyer (N31187), Winnsboro, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the airspeed above the stall speed, during the forced landing. A factor was the undetermined engine malfunction.

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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