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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr Avidflyer · Delray Beach, FL · April 1, 2007

Date: April 1, 2007 · 14:54 local
Place: Delray Beach, FL
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9174D
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC07LA027
Reported as: Amtr Avidflyer
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N9174DRegistration cancelled May 8, 2013 · Carris Edgar C C AVID FLYERS/N 946 · Built 2001 Airframe modelCarris Edgar C C AVID FLYER Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On April 1, 2007 the pilot privacy data omitted departed a grass strip with a passenger. Their intention was to fly to the coast and look at sharks. They did right hand turns for awhile over the water. At approximately 1500 hours local it appears that the aircraft ran out of fuel from the pick-up and the engine stalled. The pilot privacy data omitted tried to restart the engine but only started for a couple seconds and then stalled again. Even though there was fuel in the right wing it did not get to the pickup in time to maintain fuel in the line. The aircraft does not have fuel pumps in the wing, the fuel was gravity feed there was no fuel in the scupper tube upon investigation. The investigation of the loss of power and accident was determined to be from fuel depletion. On may 2, 2007 a 709 letter was sent to the pilot privacy data omitted. Due to his injuries he is unable to perform the 709 ride at this time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 1, 2007 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED A GRASS STRIP WITH A PASSENGER. THEIR INTENTION WAS TO FLY TO THE COAST AND LOOK AT SHARKS. THEY DID RIGHT HAND TURNS FOR AWHILE OVER THE WATER. AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS LOCAL IT APPEARS THAT THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL FROM THE PICK-UP AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT ONLY STARTED FOR A COUPLE SECONDS AND THEN STALLED AGAIN. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS FUEL IN THE RIGHT WING IT DID NOT GET TO THE PICKUP IN TIME TO MAINTAIN FUEL IN THE LINE. THE AIRCRAFT DOES NOT HAVE FUEL PUMPS IN THE WING, THE FUEL WAS GRAVITY FEED THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE SCUPPER TUBE UPON INVESTIGATION. THE INVESTIGATION OF THE LOSS OF POWER AND ACCIDENT WAS DETERMINED TO BE FROM FUEL DEPLETION. ON MAY 2, 2007 A 709 LETTER WAS SENT TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. DUE TO HIS INJURIES HE IS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE 709 RIDE AT THIS TIME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC07LA027Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDelray, FLThe loss of engine power during cruise flight for an undetermined reason, and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an emergency descent, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and in-flight collision with terrain. A factor associated with…Apr 1, 2007 · Substantial damage