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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr AVID FLYER · Cambridge, NE · January 13, 2003

Date: January 13, 2003 · 14:34 local
Place: Cambridge, NE
Airport: Cambridge Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N248H
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA052
Reported as: Amtr Avidflyer
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 41 total41 in this make and model

N248HRegistration cancelled May 6, 2015 · Havir Harvey H AVID FLYERS/N 248 · Built 1993 Airframe modelHavir Harvey H AVID FLYER Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) While taking-off from runway 32 at the Cambridge, Nebraska municipal airport, avid flyer N248H engine quit. The pilot made a 180 degree turn to return to the airport and crashed approximately 300 hundred feet northwest of the runway. The pilot was killed and his passenger had minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE TAKING-OFF FROM RUNWAY 32 AT THE CAMBRIDGE, NEBRASKA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AVID FLYER N248H ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 300 HUNDRED FEET NORTHWEST OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS KILLED AND HIS PASSENGER HAD MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI03LA052Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCambridge, NEThe inadvertent stall by the pilot following a total loss of engine power and the seizure of the engine. A factor to the accident was the engine overhaul not performed in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.Jan 13, 2003 · Destroyed

Other reports on N248H · 1

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

Incident 19950723039379IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Webster, MNFailed to connect fuel lines to wing tanks. Lost power en route. Gear collapsed landing.Jul 23, 1995 · Minor damage