# Accident 19960330013219A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Searchlight, NV, March 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1996, 13:30 local time
- Place: Searchlight, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4902° N, 114.8907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4902&lon=-114.8907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5439V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5439V-1997-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Russman/Laughlin AVID FLYER (registry code 05613GN, https://openairdocs.org/model/russman-laughlin-avid-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960330013219A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SIEZED DUE OIL STARVATION. STRUCK TREES LANDING. FOUND LEAK IN OIL LINE.

## 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 LAX96LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA164), Mar 30, 1996: Russman Avid Flyer (N5439V), Searchlight, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: an engine failure from oil exhaustion due to a leak in the oil line.

## Other reports on N5439V (2)

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

- [Incident 19930330011149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930330011149I), Mar 30, 1993: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N5439V), Jean, NV, Minor damage. Engine quit after takeoff. Landed off runway on highway. Departed and flipped on back in desert.
- [Incident 19901001048459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901001048459I), Oct 1, 1990: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N5439V), Jean, NV, Minor damage. Engine failed. Forced landing in desert. Right gear hit brush and collapsed. Replaced fuel pump and propeller.

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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