# Accident 19961116035879A: Amtr MINIPLANE, North Adams, MA, November 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1996, 14:10 local time
- Place: North Adams, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6756° N, 73.1181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Adams, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6756&lon=-73.1181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4335W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4335W-2013-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dubis D F / Dubis B TEAM MINI MAX (registry code 05618FA, https://openairdocs.org/model/dubis-d-f-dubis-b-team-mini-max) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MINIPLANE
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX377
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 149 total, 13 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961116035879A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. OVERSHOT OPEN FIELD. WING HIT A TREE. SPUN AROUND INTO RIVER. FUEL CONTAMINATED.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 NYC97LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA018), Nov 16, 1996: Dubis Team Minimax (N4335W), North Adams, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel contamination, which resulted in a loss of engine power. Factors relating to the accident were: the lack of a drain in the fuel system to properly check the fuel before flight, and the pilot's…

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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