# Accident 19940726019349A: Amtr COYOTE, Circle Pines, MN, July 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1994, 15:40 local time
- Place: Circle Pines, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2094° N, 93.3896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2094&lon=-93.3896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N218LW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218LW-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wicks Gw/Wicks La MONTANA COYOTE (registry code 95708FF, https://openairdocs.org/model/wicks-gw-wicks-la-montana-coyote) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR COYOTE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940726019349A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: FUEL VENT WAS PLUGGED WITH MUD WELL INSIDE THE TUBE. PILOT HIT RIGHT WING DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 CHI94LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA244), Jul 26, 1994: Montana Coyote (N218LW), Blaine, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to the blocked vent 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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