# Accident 20080907845079A: Amtr MINIMAX1500R, Tiverton, RI, September 7, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2008, 16:50 local time
- Place: Tiverton, RI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8367° N, 71.0225° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8367&lon=-71.0225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43436, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tetrault Ronald SR TEAM MINI MAX 1500R (registry code 05619BF, https://openairdocs.org/model/tetrault-ronald-sr-team-mini-max-1500r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 447 (registry code 55576, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MINIMAX1500R
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX447
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080907845079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT MSL.  PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ONTO A CLOSED BRIDGE.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE BRIDGE THEN BOUNCED MAKING CONTACT WITH A RETAINING WALL WHICH FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER TEARING OFF THE LANDING GEAR.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE BEACH DESTROYING THE RIGHT WING AND DAMAGING THE LEFT WING.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED BUMPS AND BRUISES AND REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION.  NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD.  ENGINE TEAR DOWN INDICATED THAT REAR CYLINDER WALLS WERE SCORED AND RINGS WERE EXTREMELY TIGHT.  CYLINDER HAD APPROX. 200+ HOURS.

## 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 MIA08LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA186), Sep 7, 2008: Tetrault Ronad Team Mini Max 1500R (N43436), Berkley, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to the contamination of the combustion cylinders.

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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