# Accident 19930821029889A: Amtr SKYSCOOTER, Eaton Rapids, MI, August 21, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1993, 16:20 local time
- Place: Eaton Rapids, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5096° N, 84.6502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5096&lon=-84.6502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4301D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SKYSCOOTER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,200 total, 75 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93DEC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DEC01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930821029889A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. STALLED ON FORCED LANDING. CARBURETOR FLOAT NEEDLE AND SEAT HAD BURR. MADE FLOAT STICK.

## 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 CHI93DEC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DEC01), Aug 21, 1993: Bradford Pietenpol Skyscout (N4301D), Eaton Rapids, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertant stall. Factors related to the accident were the low altitude and the restricted movement of the carburetor needle.

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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