# Accident 19940610014919A: Amtrta COOTAMPHIB1A, Circle Pines, MN, June 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1994, 12:30 local time
- Place: Circle Pines, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1306° N, 93.1505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1306&lon=-93.1505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123AP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123AP-1996-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Popehn Arthur John COOT A (registry code 05623TL, https://openairdocs.org/model/popehn-arthur-john-coot-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTA COOTAMPHIB1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940610014919A

## Narrative

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

DISTRACTED BY HIGH OIL TEMP AND ROUGH ENGINE. RAN OUT OF FUEL. CRASH LANDED IN 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 CHI94LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA196), Jun 10, 1994: Popehn Arthur J. Coot A (N123AP), Circle Pines, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's inattention to the fuel supply. Factors were the pilot-in-command's diverted attention, his not performing refueling, and rough/uneven terrain.

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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