# Accident 19941015034919A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Bakersfield, CA, October 15, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1994, 10:20 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N827H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N827H-1995-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rey Roy G AVID FLYER (registry code 056187S, https://openairdocs.org/model/rey-roy-g-avid-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941015034919A

## Narrative

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

OVERHEATED ENGINE. COLLIDED WITH GULLEY ON PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. LEAKING WATER PUMP FITTING. DIRT AND CORROSION.

## 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 LAX95LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA008), Oct 15, 1994: Rey Avid Flyer (N827H), Bakersfield, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the inadequate maintenance on the engine's liquid cooling system fittings and lines.

## Other reports on N827H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930404007919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930404007919A), Apr 4, 1993: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N827H), Wasco, CA, Substantial damage. Engine failed to respond after long glide. Nosed over in soft field landing, carb icing prevalent. No carb heat.

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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