# Accident 19990622007479A: Modrow Robert G AVID FLYER HVY HLR, Silverdale, VA, June 22, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1999, 17:03 local time
- Place: Silverdale, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7504° N, 122.6100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7504&lon=-122.6100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700RM-2007-10-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Modrow Robert G AVID FLYER HVY HLR (registry code 05628UK, https://openairdocs.org/model/modrow-robert-g-avid-flyer-hvy-hlr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990622007479A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LOST POWER, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, AND THE ACFT CRASHED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) BETWEEN BROWNSVILLE AND KEYPORT @ 4000 RPM LOSS OF RPM HEADED FOR FILED-CIRCLED FIELD CLIMBING SLOWLY TO 1500 TO 1700 FT-LOST R1 SEVERAL TIMES THEN SUDDENLY STOPPED-TRIED STARTING ENGINE FROZEN-MADE IMMEDIATE TURN FOR FIELD-RUNNING OUT OF VOOM WADE 180 AND LOST AIRSPEED-LIFT GROUND-BOTH WINGS BROKE OFF-FUSELAGE BROKE AT INSTRUMENT PANEL.  ENGINE SEIZED.

## 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 SEA99LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA093), Jun 23, 1999: Modrow Avid Flyer (N700RM), Poulsbo, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Engine seizing due to failure of main bearing assemblies. Factors include foreign material in the labyrinth sleeve, and a stall encountered while the pilot was attempting his emergency 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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