# Incident 20070723825399I: Amtr GN1AIRCAMPER, Burlington, WI, July 23, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2007, 19:45 local time
- Place: Burlington, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6744° N, 88.2713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6744&lon=-88.2713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31TM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31TM-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mathes Tom H GN-1 AIRCAMPER (registry code 05616FM, https://openairdocs.org/model/mathes-tom-h-gn-1-aircamper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GN1AIRCAMPER
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 40 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070723825399I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF BURLINGTON, WI (BUU). WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 400 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE PILOT LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD IN A SWAMP. AN ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THERE WAS FUEL IN THE CARBURETOR, IGNITION TO THE SPARK PLUGS AND CRANKSHAFT ROTATION. THE ENGINE WAS TAGGED WITH FAA FORM 8020-2. PERSONNEL OF THE MILWAUKEE FSDO WILL BE PRESENT FOR ENGINE TEARDOWN TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE.

## Other reports on N31TM (1)

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

- [Accident 20120811017799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120811017799A), Aug 11, 2012: Mathes Tom H GN-1 AIRCAMPER (N31TM), Burlington, WI, Substantial damage. N31TM made an emergency landing in a corn field. Pilot stated that while in cruise flight, he felt a vibration, shut down the engine, restarted, and still felt…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.