# Accident 19960803020649A: Amtrhm SPECIALS2C, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, August 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1996, 10:40 local time
- Place: Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4439° N, 66.2549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toa Baja, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4439&lon=-66.2549&mi=10
- Aircraft: N113JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N113JM-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hernandez Jose A M SPECIAL II (registry code 05623PX, https://openairdocs.org/model/hernandez-jose-a-m-special-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRHM SPECIALS2C
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 80 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960803020649A

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED AVOIDING OBSTACLES. WATER IN FUEL AND THROTTLE DISCONNECT. NO FUEL DRAINS.

## 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 MIA96LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA201), Aug 3, 1996: Hernandez Challenger Special II (N113JM), Toa Baja, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: water contamination in the fuel system, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power shortly after takeoff. Factors relating to the accident were: the lack of a quick draining feature in the fuel…

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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