# Accident 19930704021889A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Phillip, SD, July 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1993, 20:05 local time
- Place: Phillip, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0401° N, 101.6593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0401&lon=-101.6593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42CJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42CJ-1994-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Crowser De Jay AVID MK 3.75 (registry code 05620GZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/crowser-de-jay-avid-mk-3-75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 84 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93DTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DTK01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930704021889A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK FENCE ON TAKEOFF FROM FARM FIELD. WIND GUST UP DRAFT CAUSE A STEEP NOSE HIGH CLIMB. STALLED. CARTWHEELED.

## 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 CHI93DTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DTK01), Jul 5, 1993: Crowser Avid MK 3.75 (N42CJ), Philip, SD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR TAKEOFF, AND THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY STALLING THE AIRPLANE.

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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