# Incident 19990103010879I: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Burlington, WA, January 3, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1999, 11:30 local time
- Place: Burlington, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4644° N, 122.3313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4644&lon=-122.3313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3086G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3086G-2005-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hanks Jeffrey Gordon AVID FLYER (registry code 05618T4, https://openairdocs.org/model/hanks-jeffrey-gordon-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
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990103010879I

## Narrative

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

ON 01-03-99, MR. FEMRITE WAS FLYING HIS AVID FLYER (EXPERIMANTAL,AMATUER BUILT), OUT OF ARLINGTON AIRPORT, WA, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN ENGINE TEMPERATURE AND NOT LONG AFTER, THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. HE MADE A SUCCESSFUL OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD, NEAR BAYVIEW AIRPORT,(BURLINGTON), AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 LOCAL TIME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO MR. FEMRITE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND PROP OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO CONTACT WITH ATC ON THIS DAY/VFR FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N3086G (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20030710017829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030710017829A), Jul 10, 2003: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N3086G), Toledo, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated he was practicing simulated engine out/emergency maneuvers over the airfield. At approximately 100' AGL, the pilot stated that the aircraft…
- [Accident 19960711016659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960711016659A), Jul 11, 1996: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N3086G), Spanish Forks, UT, Substantial damage. Lost partial power. Nosed over on forced landing. Engine ran normal after accident. Near gross and altitude factors

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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