# Accident 19980704015669A: Amtr MINIMAX1600R, Santa Fe, TX, July 4, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1998, 12:08 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3798° N, 95.0905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3798&lon=-95.0905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N106BK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N106BK-1999-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Keith Bobby MINI MAX 1600R (registry code 056028P, https://openairdocs.org/model/keith-bobby-mini-max-1600r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MINIMAX1600R
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980704015669A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIMENTAL CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCIMSTANCES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. SANTA FE, TX. (.4)THE PILOT WAS EN ROUTE WHEN APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES FROM HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT WHEN HE OBSERVED 'A RISE IN THE CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE OF THE NUMBER 1 CYLINDER.'  HE ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE TEMPERATURE BY 'COMING COMPLETELY OUT OF THE THROTTLE AND THEN GOING BACK TO FULL THROTTLE.'  AT 1,200 FEET AGL, THE ROTAX 503 ENGINE 'QUIT RUNNING.'  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE IMMEDIATELY 'PUT THE PLANE INTO THE BEST GLIDE RATE' AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD 'WITHOUT PROBLEMS.'  DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A STEEL OBJECT WHICH WAS OBSCURED BY WEEDS.  EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE BY THE OWNER REVEALED THAT THE LOST OF ENGINE POWER WAS THE RESULT OF ENGINE OVERHEATING DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE FAN BELT TO THE ENGINE COOLING FAN.                                                          (-23) ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR SANTA FE, TEXAS. AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE COOLING BELT WAS BROKEN, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE.

## 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 FTW98LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA302), Jul 4, 1998: Keith Team Mini MAX 1600R (N106BK), Santa Fe, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power as result of the failure of the cooling fan belt. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the pilot to execute 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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