# Incident 19940319011149I: Amtraa BABYACED, Miami, FL, March 19, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1994, 10:45 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N460 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAA BABYACED
- Reported engine: CONT A80*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,356 total, 2 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940319011149I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT DEPARTED OPF ABOUT 10:25 EST ON VFR PERSONAL FLIGHT.WAS PERFORMING POWER ON STALL AT ABOUT 1500 FT. PITCH ATTITUDE 20 DEGREE OR MORE WHEN ENGINE QUIT. ENGINE STOPPED TURNING DUE TO VERY LIGHT UT. COMPOSITE. PROPELLER--NO ELECTRIC STARTER INSTALLED AND DIVING DID NOT TURN PROPELLER. AREA BELOW EVERGLADES - LANDED ON DIKE (TOP WIDTH ABOUT 1 OR 2 FT. WIDER THAN LANDING GEAR). STARTED TO ROLL OFF SIDE JUST BEFORE STOPPING. PROP HIT BUSH AND BROKE PROP. PILOT RADIOED AND REACHED ANOTHER AIRPLANE WHO CALLED USCG COAST GUARD PICKED UP IN HELO. OWNER AND PILOT RETURNED TO SITE LATER IN DAY. PUT ON DIFFERENT PROP. FLEW BACK TO OPF. NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN PROP. OWNER AND PILOT AGREED THAT DESIGN OF AIRPLANE PUTS CARBURETOR WELL ABOVE FUEL PICK-UP IN TANK WITH HIGH PITCH ATTITUDES. NO ENGINE DRIVEN OR ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP INSTALLED. ENGINE HAS INSUFFICIENT SUCTION TO DRAW FUEL IN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGH PITCH ATTITUDE FLIGHT. AIRPLANE IS AMATURE BUILT. NO CERTIFICATION STANDARD. NO ACTION REQUIRED OR TAKEN.

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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