# Incident 19970710017669I: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Harrisville, RI, July 10, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1997, 16:30 local time
- Place: Harrisville, RI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9675° N, 71.6771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrisville, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9675&lon=-71.6771&mi=10
- Aircraft: N459WS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N459WS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Scruggs Warren E AVID MARK IV (registry code 05618JQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/scruggs-warren-e-avid-mark-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970710017669I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING A TAKEOFF IN HIS YARD. HE ABORTED TAKEOFF, HIT A RUT, AND NOSED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK.

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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