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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Avidflyer · Fox River Grove, IL · September 1, 1994

Date
September 1, 1994 · 16:10 local
Place
Fox River Grove, IL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N347AV
Reported as
Amtr Avidflyer
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX582
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
201 total103 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Rotory valve gear in lube system failed. Engine siezed. Oil vent may have been clogged. Caused lube cavitation.

As the FAA filed it

ROTORY VALVE GEAR IN LUBE SYSTEM FAILED. ENGINE SIEZED. OIL VENT MAY HAVE BEEN CLOGGED. CAUSED LUBE CAVITATION.