# Accident 20030606012209A: Amtr CH701, Rochester, WA, June 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2003, 20:45 local time
- Place: Rochester, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8231° N, 123.0564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8231&lon=-123.0564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2748, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2748-2021-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pippert Nathan ZENITH AIR CH 701 (registry code 05611VJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/pippert-nathan-zenith-air-ch-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH701
- Reported engine: CONT A75*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030606012209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT WHEN THE CARBURETOR JET BACKED OUT OF THE CARBURETOR.

## 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 SEA03LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA107), Jun 7, 2003: Pippert Zenith Air CH 701 (N2748), Rochester, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loose jet in the carburetor while on climb out resulting in a loss of engine power.

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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