# Incident 19951014043279I: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Baldwin, IL, October 14, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1995, 15:15 local time
- Place: Baldwin, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1838° N, 89.8452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baldwin, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1838&lon=-89.8452&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6197A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6197A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jung Darrell AVID FLYER SPEED WNG (registry code 056228J, https://openairdocs.org/model/jung-darrell-avid-flyer-speed-wng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 182 total, 86 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951014043279I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 14, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:15 P.M., DURING A VFR LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A SOY BEAN FIELD, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO OIL STARVATION CAUSED BY A PLUGGED OIL TANK VENT. BY REMOVING THE OIL TANK TO ENGINE OIL SUPPLY LINE AND THE OIL TANK CAP, THIS ALLOWED THE OIL TO FLOW NORMALLY. THE TANK WAS PROPERLY SERVICED WITH OIL. A MODIFICATION TO THE TANK CAP GASKET IS BEING MADE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.

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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