# Accident 20090918017319A: Amtr NIEUPORT11, Pahrump, NV, September 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2009, 09:30 local time
- Place: Pahrump, NV
- Airport: Calvada Meadows
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2711° N, 115.9950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2711&lon=-115.9950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124LH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N124LH-2011-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jennings Lewis NIEUPORT 11CIRCA RE (registry code 056191E, https://openairdocs.org/model/jennings-lewis-nieuport-11circa-re) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR NIEUPORT11
- Reported engine: VW1835
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 38 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA454](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA454) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090918017319A

## Narrative

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

MR. JENNINGS WAS IN CRUISE AT 1000 FT AGL AND HAD BEEN FOR ABOUT THIRTY MIN WHEN HIS ENGINE QUIT.  MR. JENNINGS MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE DESERT AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS BACK.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  MR. JENNINGS SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 WPR09LA454](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA454), Sep 18, 2009: Lewis Jennings Nieuport 11 (N124LH), Pahrump, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to a failure of the engine's sole magneto.

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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