# Accident 19940731024359A: Amtr TBIRD, North Pole, AK, July 31, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1994, 14:00 local time
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Airport: Bradley Sky-Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7705° N, 147.3295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7705&lon=-147.3295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43111, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43111-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Starman Sylvester H T-BIRD (registry code 05618GZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/starman-sylvester-h-t-bird) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TBIRD
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 110 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940731024359A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED ACROSS RIVER FROM AIRPORT. R2 CYLINDER OVERHEATED AND SEIZED.

## 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 ANC94LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA095), Jul 31, 1994: Starman Teirra II (N43111), North Pole, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SEIZURE OF THE NO. 2 CYLINDER AS A RESULT OF AN INADEQUATE COOLING SYSTEM FOR THE HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE.

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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