# Incident 20000820026929I: Amtr NIEUPORT17, Sacaton, AZ, August 20, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2000, 08:00 local time
- Place: Sacaton, AZ
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0775° N, 111.7629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacaton, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0775&lon=-111.7629&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124DK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N124DK-2013-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Braegger Michael K G L NIEUPORT 17 (registry code 05624C5, https://openairdocs.org/model/braegger-michael-k-g-l-nieuport-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR NIEUPORT17
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000820026929I

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT REFUSED TO FILL OUT INCIDENT FORM. HE STATED OVER TELEPHONE THAT ENGINE QUIT OVER INTERSTATE 10 NEAR SACATON, AZ.  HE MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON FREEWAY.  NO DAMAGE, NO INJURY.  FOUND FAILED SPRING IN DISTRIBUTOR CAUSING ENGINE MALFUNCTION.

## Other reports on N124DK (3)

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

- [Incident 20041009028439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041009028439I), Oct 9, 2004: Amtr NIEUPORT17 (N124DK), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Airman (sole occupant) departed phoenix regional airport (A39) for the 20 NM flight to chd. Winds were light and variable at A39, however ATIS reported…
- [Incident 19961122041759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961122041759I), Nov 22, 1996: Amtr NIEUPORT17 (N124DK), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. Narrative: after landing gust of wind caught left wing-full deflection of control surfaces did not compensate for wind. Aircraft turned left and right wheel…
- [Accident 19931203045989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931203045989A), Dec 3, 1993: Amtr NIEUPORT24 (N124DK), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. First flight of homebuilt. Porposied on takeoff. Reduced power then added power nosed over.

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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