# Accident 20010822036349A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Birchwood, AK, August 22, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2001, 11:30 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4028° N, 149.5147° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4028&lon=-149.5147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47065, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47065) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Leavitt Jeff AVID FLYER (registry code 05613AS, https://openairdocs.org/model/leavitt-jeff-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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010822036349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT TOOK OFF FROM BIRCHWOOD AIRPORT. ON CLIMBOUT THE SPARK PLUG IN ONE OF THE TWO CYLINDERS BROKE AND SPARK PLUG WIRE FELL OFF. ENGINE WOULD NOT MAKE POWER ON ONLY 1 CYLINDER. PILOT LANDED IN AN OPEN AREA NEAR RAILROAD TRACK. ON ROLL OUT AIRCRAFT L.H. WHEEL STRUCK A BOULDER DAMAGING L.H. GEAR AND FUSELAGE STRUCTURE. 1 OF THE 3 PROP BLADES WERE BENT BACK AND BROKEN; SCRAPES ON COWL. NO OTHER DAMAGE. NO INJURIES.

## 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 ANC01LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA118), Aug 22, 2001: Thomson Avid Flyer (N47065), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during initial climb due to a broken spark plug.

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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