# Incident 19991003028699I: Amtr B8M, Hewitt, PA, October 3, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1999, 17:30 local time
- Place: Hewitt, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7548° N, 78.5153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hewitt, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7548&lon=-78.5153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3134Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3134Y-2006-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schnetzler Estill E B8M (registry code 13021JF, https://openairdocs.org/model/schnetzler-estill-e-b8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR B8M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 155 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991003028699I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED: ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, CLIMBED TO 1000 FEET AGL.  ENGINE QUIT AND UPON TOUCHDOWN IN FIELD AIRCRAFT TIPPED INTO DITCH AND ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.  DURING THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MR. FRANK WAS NOT RATED IN THE PROPER CATEGORY AND DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT FLIGHT REVIEW. ^PRIVACY DATA O^

## Other reports on N3134Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19940820034369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940820034369I), Aug 20, 1994: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N3134Y), Chambersburg, PA, Minor damage. Engine quit on approach to Chambersburg. Overshot field,made 180 and impacted ground without flare.

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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