# Incident 19930817043119I: Amtr KOLBMK3, Wetumpka, AL, August 17, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1993, 18:30 local time
- Place: Wetumpka, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5420° N, 86.2053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wetumpka, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5420&lon=-86.2053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hauck John R KOLB MK III (registry code 056183B, https://openairdocs.org/model/hauck-john-r-kolb-mk-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KOLBMK3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 350 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930817043119I

## Narrative

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

SEVERE VIBRATION AND ENGINE QUIT IN FLIGHT. FORCED LANDING. 3 BLADED PROPELLER HAD COME APART.

## Other reports on N101AB (2)

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

- [Incident 19930923039099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930923039099I), Sep 23, 1993: Amtr KOLBMK3 (N101AB), Wetumpka, AL, Minor damage. Engine quit due to fuel starvation. Forced landing in field.
- [Accident 19920316006399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920316006399A), Mar 16, 1992: Amtr KOLBMK3 (N101AB), Titus, AL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Deployed ballistic chute but hit trees prior opening. Found pinched fuel line.

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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