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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Avidflyer · Chitina, AK · May 3, 1997

Date
May 3, 1997 · 19:00 local
Place
Chitina, AK
Airport
Chitina Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N525BB
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC97LA068
Reported as
Amtr Avidflyer
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,718 total405 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine quit on takeoff. Turned back. Landed short into bushes. Oversize piston siezed. Recent repair. Cyl same bore

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. TURNED BACK. LANDED SHORT INTO BUSHES. OVERSIZE PISTON SIEZED. RECENT REPAIR. CYL SAME BORE

NTSB investigation

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