# Accident 19930612022879A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, White Pigeon, MI, June 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1993, 19:15 local time
- Place: White Pigeon, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7896° N, 85.6401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7896&lon=-85.6401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N138RK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138RK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kennedy Robert L AVID FLYER (registry code 05613KN, https://openairdocs.org/model/kennedy-robert-l-avid-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Cuyuna ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 19050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cuyuna-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 167 total, 11 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930612022879A

## Narrative

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

HIGH ON FINAL. CLOSED POWER. ENGINE QUIT. LANDED LONG,RAN OFF END OF STRIP. ENGINE IDLE SPEED SET TOO LOW.

## 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 CHI93LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA207), Jun 13, 1993: Robert L. Kennedy Avid Flyer (N138RK), White Pigeon, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INABILITY TO ATTAIN PROPER TOUCH DOWN POINT. THE IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED IDLE SETTING WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS ALSO A CAUSE.

## Other reports on N138RK (1)

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

- [Accident 19870614020129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870614020129A), Jun 14, 1987: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N138RK), Goshen, IN, Substantial damage. Suffered a broken propeller. Aircraft damaged by vibrations. Engine fell off on emergency landing in a field.

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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