# Accident 20030414036579A: Amtr MINIMAX1500R, Robbinsville, NJ, April 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Place: Robbinsville, NJ
- Airport: Trenton-Robbinsville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2144° N, 74.5942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2144&lon=-74.5942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20569, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20569-2005-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mccaa Thomas C MINIMAX 1500R (registry code 05614FQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/mccaa-thomas-c-minimax-1500r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MINIMAX1500R
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 2 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030414036579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT REALIZED THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING SUFFICIENT POWER TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. HE INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A GOLF COURSE. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED A TREE AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED. THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

## 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 NYC03LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA085), Apr 14, 2003: McCaa Minimax 1500R (N20569), Robbinsville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of power for undertermined reason(s).

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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