# Accident 19971108039899A: Amtr CAPELLAXS, Leander, TX, November 8, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Leander, TX
- Airport: Kittie Hill Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5597° N, 97.8605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5597&lon=-97.8605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89FW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89FW-2000-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Howell J Reid CAPELLA XS (registry code 05616N1, https://openairdocs.org/model/howell-j-reid-capella-xs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CAPELLAXS
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971108039899A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER IN PATTERN. LANDED OFF AIRPORT. STRUCK FENCE. OIL INJECTOR FAILED CAUSED OVERHEATING AND SIEZED ENGINE. (-23) FORCED LANDING DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## 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 FTW98LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA047), Nov 8, 1997: Reid Capella XS (N89FW), Leander, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to an undetermined reason. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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