# Accident 19931027041009A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Scappoose, OR, October 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1993, 11:00 local time
- Place: Scappoose, OR
- Airport: Scappoose Industrial Airpark A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7992° N, 122.9710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7992&lon=-122.9710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6664K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6664K-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Owens James Elmer AVID AMPHIBIAN (registry code 95708BJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/owens-james-elmer-avid-amphibian) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931027041009A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE PROBLEMS. FINALLY QUIT ON FIRST FLIGHT OF HOMEBUILT. STALLED STRETCHING GLIDE. DIRT IN FUEL. OTHER DEFECTS.

## 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 SEA94LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA021), Oct 27, 1993: Hannah Avid Amphibian (N6664K), Scappoose, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT DECISION, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED. FACTORS INCLUDE CONTAMINATED FUEL.

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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