# Accident 20070401013059A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Delray Beach, FL, April 1, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2007, 14:54 local time
- Place: Delray Beach, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.4500° N, 80.1333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4500&lon=-80.1333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9174D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9174D-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carris Edgar C C AVID FLYER (registry code 05611NF, https://openairdocs.org/model/carris-edgar-c-c-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070401013059A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ANC07LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA027), Apr 1, 2007: Carris Avid Aircraft (N9174D), Delray, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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