# Accident 19960711016659A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Spanish Forks, UT, July 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1996, 10:15 local time
- Place: Spanish Forks, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0205° N, 111.5509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0205&lon=-111.5509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3086G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3086G-2005-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hanks Jeffrey Gordon AVID FLYER (registry code 05618T4, https://openairdocs.org/model/hanks-jeffrey-gordon-avid-flyer) (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 ROTAX582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 100 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960711016659A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. ENGINE RAN NORMAL AFTER ACCIDENT. NEAR GROSS AND ALTITUDE FACTORS

## 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 SEA96LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA152), Jul 11, 1996: Hanks Avid Flyer (N3086G), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: partial loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident was: the tall grain crop that was encountered during the forced landing.

## Other reports on N3086G (2)

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

- [Accident 20030710017829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030710017829A), Jul 10, 2003: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N3086G), Toledo, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated he was practicing simulated engine out/emergency maneuvers over the airfield. At approximately 100' AGL, the pilot stated that the aircraft…
- [Incident 19990103010879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990103010879I), Jan 3, 1999: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N3086G), Burlington, WA, Minor damage. On 01-03-99, Mr. Femrite was flying his avid flyer (experimantal,amatuer built), out of arlington airport, WA, when he experienced an increase in engine…

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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