# Incident 19960309006329I: Amtr STOL701, Watkins, CO, March 9, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1996, 13:15 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6984° N, 104.5772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watkins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6984&lon=-104.5772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20584, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20584-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davis Guy ZENAIR STOL 701 (registry code 05624FK, https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-guy-zenair-stol-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STOL701
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 55 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960309006329I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SNOW FLAKE AIRPORT FOR LOCAL FLIGHT. DURING CLIMB OUT, ENGINE LOST POWER (DID NOT STOP). PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN PLOWED FIELD, DAMAGING NOSE LANDING GEAR AND DENTING RIGHT WING TIP. AIRCRAFT IS A HOME BUILT, REGISTERED AIRCRAFT. CONDITIONAL INSPECTION WAS 7/2/95. DURING THE ON-SCENE INSPECTION FOUND DENT IN RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE SLAT, NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL SHEARED OFF AND PROP BLADE DINGED. ALL MINOR. DURING ENGINE INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FRONT CARB HAD A BROKEN CONTROL CABLE GOING TO THE THROTTLE SLIDE. THIS IS THE REASON FOR THE POWER LOSS.

## Other reports on N20584 (1)

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

- [Accident 20030710018099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030710018099A), Jul 10, 2003: Amtr STOL701 (N20584), Aurora, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft completed normal take off, began a crosswind turn, aircraft passed through ground effect and started to descend, due to obstacles on ground…

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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