# Accident 19961006031029A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Standwood, WA, October 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1996, 15:45 local time
- Place: Standwood, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2096° N, 122.2804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2096&lon=-122.2804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N518DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N518DC-2001-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davis R E/Crouch J MK IV (registry code 05601J9, https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-r-e-crouch-j-mk-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 585 total, 77 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961006031029A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. OVERSHORT OPEN FIELD LANDING. RAN THROUGH A FENCE INTO A YARD ACCRO A ROAD. WAS OUT OF FUEL.

## 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 SEA97LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA004), Oct 6, 1996: Crouch Avid Mark IV (N518DC), Stanwood, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to perform an adequate preflight inspection, which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's failure to…

## Other reports on N518DC (1)

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

- [Accident 20000627013109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000627013109A), Jun 27, 2000: N518DC, Concrete, WA, No damage. (-23) A/c departed Concrete airport (WA13) for sightseeing trip around mr baker and lakes. Approx. 45 minutes into flight witnesses confirmed that they heard a…

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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