# Accident 20030928023749A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, September 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2003, 14:00 local time
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5836° N, 123.0572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5836&lon=-123.0572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6611, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6611-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thompson Henry E AVID FLYER (registry code 056129Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/thompson-henry-e-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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 38 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030928023749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WITH 1 PAX DEPARTED ROCHE HARBOR AIRPORT. AFTER REACHING 1500 AGL (OVER WATER) ENGINE QUIT. COULD NOT RESTART ENGINE. DITCHED OFF MINERAL PT., SAN JUAN ISLAND. PILOT AND PAX WERE PICKED UP BY BOATERS. ROPE WAS ATTACHED TO AIRCRAFT AND PULLED TO THE BEACH. NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY SUBMERGED IN SALT WATER PRIOR TO BEACHING. AIRCRAFT WINGS, PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR DAMAGED.

## 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 SEA03LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA197), Sep 28, 2003: Thompson Avid Flyer (N6611), Roche Harbor, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A complete loss of power due to fuel starvation for undetermined 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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