# Accident 19970810046959A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Westerly, RI, August 10, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1997, 12:00 local time
- Place: Westerly, RI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3579° N, 71.7876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3579&lon=-71.7876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7156X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7156X-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Simpson Raymond M AVID FLYER (registry code 056162W, https://openairdocs.org/model/simpson-raymond-m-avid-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970810046959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ESTIMATED FUEL BEFORE TAKE OFF AT 2.5 HRS. AT 1.8 HRS ON THE HOBB METER ON FINAL THE ENGINE STOPPED, I KNEW I COULDN'T MAKE THE RUNWAY SO I CLEARED THE TREES TWICE ON RT 1, MADE A 90 DEGREE BANK WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC THE RIGHT GEAR HIT THE LAND BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO LEVEL OFF. THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE PLANE SLID OFF TO THE RIGHT. 10-15 MPH WINDS CLEAR.

## 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 NYC97LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA162), Aug 10, 1997: Simpson Avid Flyer (N7156X), Westerly, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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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