19961116035879A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Miniplane · North Adams, MA · November 16, 1996

Date
November 16, 1996 · 14:10 local
Place
North Adams, MA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4335W
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC97LA018
Reported as
Amtr Miniplane
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX377
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
149 total13 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power en route. Overshot open field. Wing hit a tree. Spun around into river. Fuel contaminated. No fuel drains

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. OVERSHOT OPEN FIELD. WING HIT A TREE. SPUN AROUND INTO RIVER. FUEL CONTAMINATED.NO FUEL DRAINS

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.