# Accident 19970629016159A: Amtr NIEUPORT12, Byron, MI, June 29, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1997, 15:36 local time
- Place: Byron, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8209° N, 83.9399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8209&lon=-83.9399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N169RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N169RD-2018-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dietrich Richard W NIEUPORT 12 (registry code 0564041, https://openairdocs.org/model/dietrich-richard-w-nieuport-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR NIEUPORT12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 223 total, 75 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970629016159A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT SAID THAT THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT FOLLOWING REPAIRS MADE TO THE ENGINE. HE INDICATED THAT WHILE PREPARING THE AIRPLANE FOR THE FLIGHT, SEVERAL 'MUD-WASP' NESTS WERE FOUND AND REMOVED.  HE SAID THAT DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER.  THE AIRPLANE WAS ABLE TO CLEAR TREES 300' BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY; HOWEVER THEN ENCOUNTERED A STALL/SPIN INTO TREES AND THE TERRAIN.  CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT FUEL FILTER WHICH THE PILOT INDICATED IN ALL LIKELIHOOD CAME FROM AN INSECT NEST WHICH WAS NOT CLEARED FROM THE FUEL LINE AFTER THE REPAIRS.                                                                        (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GRASS AIRSTRIP FOR LOCAL FLIGHT.  AFTER LIFT-OFF, THE ENGINE FAILED.  AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A  SWAMP 200 FEET FROM THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP.  AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.  PILOT INJURED.  NO PASSENGERS.  NO FIRE.

## 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 CHI97LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA190), Jun 29, 1997: Dietrich Nieuport 12 (N169RD), Byron, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: The owner/pilot mechanic's inadequate inspection of the aircraft which led to contamination (other than water) of the fuel filter.

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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