# Accident 19930803027489A: Amtr NIEUPORT28, Somerville, NJ, August 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1993, 09:30 local time
- Place: Somerville, NJ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5697° N, 74.6077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5697&lon=-74.6077&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44030, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44030-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gera Max V NIEUPORT (registry code 0564043, https://openairdocs.org/model/gera-max-v-nieuport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A40 series (registry code 17001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a40-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR NIEUPORT28
- Reported engine: CONT A404
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930803027489A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE OVER HEATING PROBLEM.. ON SECOND TEST OVERHEATED LOST PARTIAL POWER. SETTLED INTO A FIELD.

## 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 NYC93LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA141), Aug 3, 1993: Gera Nieuport II (N44030), Somerville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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