# Incident 20070715012709I: Amtr AVHP, Silver Beach, VA, July 15, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2007, 13:40 local time
- Place: Silver Beach, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4854° N, 75.9605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver Beach, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4854&lon=-75.9605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1932H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1932H-2008-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hilderson Oswald AV HP (registry code 05614SZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/hilderson-oswald-av-hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVHP
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070715012709I

## Narrative

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

(-23) JULY 15, 2007 N1932H AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AVENTURA AV HP WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND FLYING LOW OVER THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AT APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FEET IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER HALF OF THE LEFT WING PONTOON DURING THE LANDING IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY FOLLOWING THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE BEACH.

## Other reports on N1932H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20081031853119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081031853119A), Oct 31, 2008: Amtr AVHP (N1932H), Weirwood, VA, Destroyed. Upon entering the traffic patter at 1100 feet MSL the pilot stated he encountered a downdraft, lost control of the aircraft and became inverted. The engine…

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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