# Accident 20030113001289A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Cambridge, NE, January 13, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2003, 14:34 local time
- Place: Cambridge, NE
- Airport: Cambridge Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2805° N, 100.1709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2805&lon=-100.1709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N248H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N248H-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Havir Harvey H AVID FLYER (registry code 056168Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/havir-harvey-h-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
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 41 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030113001289A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI03LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA052), Jan 13, 2003: Havir Avid Flyer (N248H), Cambridge, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N248H (1)

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

- [Incident 19950723039379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950723039379I), Jul 23, 1995: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N248H), Webster, MN, Minor damage. Failed to connect fuel lines to wing tanks. Lost power en route. Gear collapsed 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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