# Accident 19980601011559A: Amtr FISHER, Abingdon, VA, June 1, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1998, 18:30 local time
- Place: Abingdon, VA
- Airport: Virginia Highland Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7693° N, 82.0295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7693&lon=-82.0295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N485AJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N485AJ-1999-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cawood Don Eugene FISHER CLASSIC (registry code 05602XM, https://openairdocs.org/model/cawood-don-eugene-fisher-classic) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FISHER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 496 total, 19 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980601011559A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. STRUCK A BACK HOE ON FORCED LANDING. WATER IN POORLY DESIGNED SUMP FUEL SYSTEM. (-23) PILOT EXECUTED TAKE OFF ON RWY 24. WHILE ATTEMPTING LEFT HAND TURN UT, ENGINE BEGAN LOSING POWER. ALTHOUGH ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, POWER WAS NEVER RESTORED. INSTEAD OF A STRAIGHT OUT EMERGENCY MANEUVER, PILOT ATTEMPTED A 180 DEGREE TURN BACK TO RUNWAY 24. FALLING SHORT OF RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT STRUCK HEAVY EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT. A POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND WATER IN BOTH CARBURETORS AND IN THE MAIN FUEL BOWL.

## 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 NYC98LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA121), Jun 1, 1998: Cawood Fisher Classic (N485AJ), Abingdon, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight of the airplane which resulted in water contamination of the fuel system. A factor was the location of the fuel tank's sump.

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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