# Accident 19951002030879A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Newton, NH, October 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1995, 16:25 local time
- Place: Newton, NH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8695° N, 71.0345° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8695&lon=-71.0345&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29GC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29GC-1996-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cheney Gordon A AVID FLYER (registry code 056185L, https://openairdocs.org/model/cheney-gordon-a-avid-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,428 total, 168 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951002030879A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SEIZED ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK TREES AND WIRES ON FORCED 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 NYC96LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA001), Oct 2, 1995: Cheney Avid Flyer (N29GC), Newton, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The seizure of a piston during the takeoff climb, resulting in a loss of engine power, forced landing, and subsequent collision with trees.

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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