# Accident 19960713017129A: Amtr AVIDFLYERHH, Stoneville, SD, July 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1996, 09:30 local time
- Place: Stoneville, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5591° N, 102.6608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5591&lon=-102.6608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N399S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N399S-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sauder Darrel W AVID FLYER HH (registry code 95708FU, https://openairdocs.org/model/sauder-darrel-w-avid-flyer-hh) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYERHH
- Reported engine: AMTR EA81
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 52 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960713017129A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT, PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A 'RUGGED' HAY FIELD. ALSO, HE SAID THE LANDING WAS HARD, WHICH RESULTED IN THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT SAID HE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHY THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AN FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE; HE SAID THERE WAS FUEL PRESENT AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND THAT HE COULD FIND NO REASON FOR THE ENGINE NOT TO OPERATE.           (-23) WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. PILOT LANDED HARD IN A HAY FIELD; NO SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 CHI96LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA240), Jul 13, 1996: Sauder Avid Flyer HH (N399S), Stoneville, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident was: rough/uneven terrain in the emergency landing area.

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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