# Accident 20110401004379A: Wright William V AVID FLYER, Cedar  City, UT, April 1, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2011, 10:45 local time
- Place: Cedar  City, UT
- Airport: Cedar City Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7836° N, 113.1528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7836&lon=-113.1528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N613HH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N613HH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wright William V AVID FLYER (registry code 05620SA, https://openairdocs.org/model/wright-william-v-avid-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WRIGHT WILLIAM V AVID FLYER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 5 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110401004379A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. EXAMINED THOROUGHLY, INCLUDING 15-20 MINUTES OF GROUND RUNUPS. TOOK OFF, CLIMBED TO 200' AGL AND ENGINE QUIT. LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO CEDAR TREE.

## 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 WPR11LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA180), Apr 1, 2011: William Wright Avid Flyer (N613HH), Cedar City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal a specific anomaly that would have precluded normal operation.

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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