# Accident 19951201039459A: Amtr SPORTFAN, Newton, KS, December 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1995, 13:00 local time
- Place: Newton, KS
- Airport: Newton-City-County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5597° N, 97.1302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5597&lon=-97.1302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95SF-2006-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Herring Dana C SPORT FAN (registry code 0566056, https://openairdocs.org/model/herring-dana-c-sport-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SPORTFAN
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 5 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951201039459A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED STRETCHING GLIDE TO CLEAR TRAFFIC ON A ROAD. ONE OF 2 CYLINDERS HAD LOW COMPRESSION

## 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 CHI96LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA044), Dec 1, 1995: Herring Sport FAN (N95SF), Newton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor related to the accident was the presence of traffic requiring the pilot to perform an evasive maneuver.

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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